Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:55:35 -0230
Reply-To: Keith Pike <kappy@NL.ROGERS.COM>
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From: Keith Pike <kappy@NL.ROGERS.COM>
Subject: Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
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Hey Joy;
It sounds like a great idea. It would be a great route for me to go home
after we all meet at BusFusion 2007 at Almonte, ON.
Who wants to follow (or lead)??
Keith Pike
89 Westfalia "DaKapster"
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joy Hecht" <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
I just did a google search and found this:
http://tlhwy.com/central/index.html
It's 1130 kms one day from Baie Comeau to Goose Bay, so probably less than 3
weeks. But from Goose Bay it's the ferry to Cartwright, and I don't know
how long the road is from Cartwright to Red Bay. From Red Bay it's only
around 60 miles (paved) to Blanc Sablon and the ferry to Newfoundland.
Of course there's also the option of taking the coast boat from Goose Bay up
to the outports to the north, as far as Nain. That's not a car ferry, and
it's a few days to Nain. But I discovered that I get seasick, I might not
really want to spend that long on a ferry!
Joy
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:::-----Original Message-----
:::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
:::Of Kim Brennan
:::Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 2:49 PM
:::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
:::Subject: Re: trip through Quebec to Labrador
:::
:::Yes, I checked with Derek Drew on how long that trip would take (he
:::did it before the road to Goose Bay/Happy Valley was completed). This
:::would likely take 3 weeks to do with a non-forced pace.
:::
:::BTW, The province has committed to building the road between
:::Cartwright and Happy Valley to be completed by 2010.
:::
:::I will definitely be interested in such a trip...
:::
:::On Sep 11, 2006, at 2:28 PM, Joy Hecht wrote:
:::
:::> Hi guys,
:::>
:::> Five days back in a house, and I'm speculating about great trips
:::> for next
:::> summer...
:::>
:::> I'd love to drive the road that runs from Baie Comeau in Quebec
:::> north and
:::> east to Happy Valley/Goose Bay in Labrador, then take the ferry to
:::> Cartwright, then drive down to Red Bay where the pavement starts,
:::> then take
:::> the ferry back to Newfoundland.
:::>
:::> But not alone! Not with my mechanical skills.
:::>
:::> I've met various other people who've said they are interested in
:::> that route,
:::> and got to wondering whether it might conceivably be possible to
:::> organize a
:::> group to do it together - next summer, for instance. Hopefully
:::> with some
:::> good mechanics in the group.
:::>
:::> Also got to wondering whether folks from the Quebec VW Club get
:::> together to
:::> do that. And whether they have a listserv.
:::>
:::> Is anyone interested? Does anyone know if the Quebec VW Club has a
:::> listserv?
:::>
:::> Okay, now back to work, no more daydreaming!
:::>
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