Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Day 5 - The Ride Home (July 27, 2010)

We really enjoyed our time in Quebec City and as mentioned in my previous blog post, it is a must visit city! Our plan for day 5 was pretty simple, jump on the bikes and ride the 600+km back to Fredericton; 740km for Zal! We made a quick stop for fuel, coffee and a bite to eat and were on our way.

We rode from just outside Quebec City to Rivière-du-Loup before making a stop, approximately 190km. The only excitement, just outside of Rivière-du-Loup, I got stung by hornet just to the side of my right eye! Not fun when you are riding at a speed of 120kmh! We stopped for fuel and said good bye to La Belle Province (English: The Beautiful Province). We continued on Highway 20 and then on to the Trans Canada Highway #2.



The next stop was Grand Falls, NB...fuel & lunch at the Irving Big Stop. After that, we rode to Woodstock, NB for a quick stretch and then it was the last 100km to home.

Overall, this was an excellent 5 day ride! The Acadian Peninsula, the Gaspé Coast and Quebec City were amazing places to ride and visit...the pics and scenery are evidence of that! I would highly recommend these locations as motorcycle destinations. The weather was great...during the 5 days, we rode a total of one hour in the rain!

I also have to mention that Zal and Luc are excellent guys to ride with and I expect that we will be traveling together again!

Finally, to close off this 5 day ride, here are some random shots of the trip courtesy of Zal & Luc!

Luc gets a nice shot of the coastal highway!



Faceyman discovers his rear shock is leaking oil!



Luc has some tire pressure issues!



Zal has no worries!



A view from Zal's FJR 1300...



Stuck in road construction somewhere on the Gaspé Coast...



Zal makes new friends wherever we go!



Taking a picture from the bushes...



Our last stop!



Until next time, keep the right hand cranked and ride safe!

3 comments:

  1. Fantastic to read about your bike trip. Hope to visit that area some day myself. You guys know how to have a good time. Great pictures. Lucy

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  2. Great job Faceyman. I really enjoyed reading about all of your adventures on this trip and also looking at the cool pics. Hope that all is well.

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  3. Luc and Faceyman are awesome riding companions. I'm confident that we will ride together every summer until the old bones ache and the bikes get replaced by wheelchairs. Stress-free friends, zero conflict, lots of fun.

    Our only problem was that, despite making important executive decisions at work on a minute-by-minute basis, neither one of us could make a firm decision... too easy going :) which is not a terrible thing. "What do you want to do"? "I don't care... what about you?" - "It doesn't matter to me". - "Well if we had three choices, which would you prefer" - "It doesn't matter to me, they all sound pretty good".

    I say this tongue-in-cheek as it was pretty funny that we were just willing to do whatever.... no schedule, no firm plan, no stress... just riding, touring and enjoying the day. A bad day on the motorcycle is way better than a great day at work!

    And... you never see a motorcycle in a therapists' parking lot. The trip was just what I needed.

    Thanks Luc and Faceyman! Great mates all around!

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