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Leg 3 - 3072 km (1896 miles), Sunday June 10 - Wednesday June 13

Highlights and dates along the route are:
( Places in blue are overnight stops )

Waypoint Place Arrival Departure Comments Cars
A Blanc Sablon, PQ   Sun June 10 after Ferry crossing 2
  Port Hope Simpson, NL June 10 Mon June 11 over 250 miles of no services 2
C Happy Valley / Goose Bay, N. L. June 11 Mon June 11 Lunch stop; more miles of no services 2
* Churchill Falls, NL June 11 Tue June 12 Company town; more km of gravel road 2
  Forestville, PQ June 12 Wed June 13 mad dash home 2
D Lachute, PQ June 13 June 13 TopNob disembarks 2
E Barrie, ON June 13     1

* switched from Gagnon PQ. Apparently this is an old abandoned mining ghost town.

For this leg of the trip we have to make sure spare tire is serviceable and fits.

Lots of pictures here: Slideshow Leg 3

Two informative PDF files to view:

Road from Baie Comeau to Goose Bay   and Labrador Traveler's Guide

Great travelogue solo Texas to Goose Bay by motorcycle in 2010.


2019/08/05