Well, if it requires a 4x4, I'm out! Does anyone else have info on this? Of course gas is higher out there - we're factoring that in. Not to mention the expensive ferries! Good thing we won't have to pay for camping...
Joy :::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of JP :::Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 5:59 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Baie Comeau to Labrador to Newfoundland-Seabreeze ::: :::Joy and others, ::: :::I'm from Quebec! I have to disagree with Paul. ::: :::Many friends of mine did that road in the past (from Baie-Comeau to :::Fermont than Labrador city to Newfounland) and they all agree that a :::4X4 is required. 1200 KM ( maybe more) of unpaved road could be quite :::to rough on a 2WD drivetrain and suspension. The syncro is much more :::equipped to face such roads. Plus what about gas station? The price of :::gas over is way more expensive than in Southern Quebec. ::: :::The brother of a friend of mine lives there (in Fermont). I will ask :::her to ask her brother as to whether or not the road is still what it :::used to be. I'll get back to you with the info ::: :::As for the Quebec westfalia camping club...most of their members are :::retired or older and most of them are more attracted by Florida than :::by those kind of trips! Furthermore they don't have a mailing list or :::a forum to contact them. ::: :::You'll have more luck with the two others Westfalia Club. ::: :::http://cf.groups.yahoo.com/group/Les-mononcs-en-folie/ ::: :::http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/leswests/ ::: ::: :::JP :::Montreal, Quebec |
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