12 days, 4 regions, 893 miles, in Quebec.

September 14th, 2006

Waking up to a bright sunshine!

Quick, early morning bear check: no Yogis around the food supply, cool!

Better than reality TV, it's ''nature-realty''. Witnessing the building of a beaver dam, live. 

Inviting...

As is the case in most of the places we visited in Quebec, there's a ton of very nice spots to stop at for a break, between Quevillon and Lac Faillon.

At lake Faillon...

...It's time for a refreshing break...(read: beer break)

Yeah ! Great initiative!   At some forest roads intersections, you will find these signs indicating the GPS coordinates where you are. Could be very useful even essential in case of an emergency...Bravo!   Bof... Warmth= Mosquitoes It's automatic: Soon as we put away the tuques, we have to take out the bug repellent.

In remote areas, it's nice to know that some innkeepers are ready and willing to help you if you need gas.

Superb!
The new owners welcome Quad users, wich is not the case everywhere.

You can't miss the entrance to the Abitibi region. (Note that we cheated a little bit here, we were actually leaving the Senneterre Area).

Guess you can't always find the most exotic place to pitch a tent. Here somewhere between Lake Faillon and Clova, an old gravel pit will have to do for the night...

About 30 seconds after shutting off the engines, we can hear them coming... We can't see them, but we can hear them...They're hungry, they're blood thirsty, they want to eat us alive! They're here now, thousands, millions of them...Mosquitoes...Mommyyyyy! 

NOTICE: VERY IMPORTANT TRICK! How to prevent beer can puncture: Use ''anti-skid mats'' (found at any RV dealer), that you will cut in 10 in. by 4 in. lengths, then wrap them around your cans. Hold them in place with a rubber band. Guaranteed results. These mats are shock and vibration absorbant, no more mess. Take this trick one step further and colour code your mats to identify your drinks. (Not necessary if you only carry beer...) For example: White for lemonade, black for cola, green for beer.

No more mess!

to see all the tricks and infos click here

Vue d'ensemble/
general view

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50C   122F         40C   104F       30C   86F       20C   68F       10C   50F       0C   32F       -5C   23F       -10C   14F

solid sunshine   Vent: Wind: nil

Lots of forest roads.

• gaz $15.45 + $38.00
• miles: 123
• miles to date: 618
• Nb of animal seen:
  1 beaver,
  1 hare,
  3 partridges,
  10 million mosquitoes!

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Déjeuner/ Breakfast: Toasts Dîner / Lunch:  Convenience store vegtable salad... Souper / Dinner:  Canned spaghettis + beer + bugs... N.B: Guess it can't be all fun all the time...can it?

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