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The Quebec Stage is the second stage of our journey across Canada to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad’s fight against prostate cancer, and to show support for our troops. It begins where the Atlantic Stage dropped us off, in Oromocto on the banks of the St.John River, New Brunswick. We will follow that river valley due north, skirting the eastern border of Maine, hooking slightly left as we leave the last of the Atlantic Provinces into to Quebec and over the Monts Notre Dame bursting out into the valley of the mighty St.Lawrence river. In three exciting and busy days we travel from New Brunswick to the shadows of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. We ride up the St.Lawrence river valley’s famous south shore to historic Quebec city and crossing to the north shore we visit the home of the famous Royal 22nd Regiment the “Vandoos” ! We will travel along the north shore into the downtown of one of Canada's great cities, Montreal. We will vist CFB Longue Pointe in Montreal for lunch. We may also be joined by members coming north from the HOG National Convention in Sherbrooke. Leaving Montreal we cut northwest across the city to the mouth of the historic Ottawa River valley. Travelling the old roads northwest up the Ottawa we cross into Ontario at Hawkesbury and on to the Nations Capital, Ottawa. As you can see the Quebec stage rolls along three of eastern Canada’s major rivers , the heartland of Quebec culture and two of her most famous cities. We wish we had time to explore more of Quebec’s back roads,mountains and eastern townships, but a whole lot of Canada still lies before us.
Total Stage Time: 3 days
Total Stage Mileage: 1029 km.
Accommodation Required: 3 nights
Stage Start:Oromocto NB
Stage End: Ottawa ON
Tolls: none
Events: (1) Parade (2) Military Ceremony, Assorted dinners and breakfasts
Day.1 Friday August 6st
Friday morning we pull out of Oromocto on the TransCanada four lane Hwy #2, through Fredericton angling North-west up the St.John river valley, passing Edmundston and crossing into Quebec on Hwy #185. We travel through the Monts Notre-Dame, arriving in the St,Lawrence River valley, taking Hwy# 85 & #191 for a short distance into the river town of Riviere –du-Loup, Quebec.
We spend the night in Riviere-du-Loup
Distance Traveled : 437 km
Some of the towns we will pass through, or close to on Day #1:
Fredericton, Kings Clear, Prince William, Pokiok, Woodstock, Somerville, Perth-Andover, Aroostook, Grand Falls, St.Leonard, St.Anne de Madawaska, Edmundston, Notre Dame du Lac, Cabano, St.Louis du Ha Ha, Whitworth.
If you are out and about, come give us a wave!
Day.2 Satuday August 7th
Saturday we start the day off with a morning briefing/breakfast (time & location TBA), Leaving Riviere du Loup it is time to turn and head south-west, this time we are heading up the St.Lawrence river valley, on the south shore, Hwy#20. We’re still on the four- lane TransCanada, but we’ll slip off at Exit #430 and take Hwy#132 as it follows the shore through a number of quaint Quebec river towns before rejoining Hwy#20 at Montmagny. We continue south-west to Quebec City where we turn north across the St.Lawrence on Highway #573 to Loretteville. We will gather for a parade into CFB Valcartier for a ceremony & lunch.
Leaving Val Cartier we travel overland south-west on some small roads; Hwy’s #369,#367 & #368 to Hwy.#40 at Exit#269. Back on a four lane we take Hwy#40 into Trois Riviere.
We spend the night in Trois Riviere.
Distance Travelled : 331 km
Some of the towns we will pass through, or close to on Day #2:
Notre Dame du Portage, Kamouraska, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, L’Islet sur Mer, Montmagny, Levis, Quebec City, Sainte Foy, L’Ancienne Lorette, Ste.Catherine de la Jacques Cartier, Port Rouge, Vincennes, St. Maurice.
If you are out and about, come give us a wave !
Day.3 Sunday August 8th
Sunday we again start the day off with a morning briefing/breakfast (time & location TBA). We rejoin Hwy # 40 south west to Exit # 151 to Hwy#138 along the north shoreline into Montreal. We turn (L) south on George V blvd to Hochelaga then (R) and follow it downtown to CFB Longue Pointe. We stop there for lunch . We then leave west along Hochelaga to Rue Dickson, turning north (R) following Dickson as it becomes Blvd Lacordaire and continues north to Blvd Henri Bourassa (R) we head west to Hwy #25 where we veer north across the Pie IX Bridge. and continue on Hwy #25 to AutoRoute Laval #440. We get on AutoRoute Laval #440 east to Hwy #13. We head north on Hwy #13 across the Riviere des Mille Iles and then we swing west on Hwy #640. We follow Hwy #640 to Hwy.#344 ( the Oka rd ) following that up the north shore of the Ottawa River to Grenville. At Grenville we cross the Ottawa River bridge to Hawkesbury. Then turn west, up the Ottawa River on Hwy#17 to Ottawa’s east end.
Supper media /meeting with the Ottawa MRFD Chapter members. (Time & Location TBD)
We spend the night in Ottawa
Distance Travelled : 304 km
Some of the towns we will pass through, or close to on Day #3:
Louisville, Saint Joesph de Sorel, Lavaltrie, St.Sulpice, Repentigny, Montreal, Boisbriand, St.Eustache, Deux Montagne, Oka, Saint-Placide, Carillion, Grenville, Hawkesbury, Plantagenet, L’Orignal, Alfred, Rockland, Ottawa.
If you are out and about, come give us a wave !
This wraps up the Quebec Stage of the Motorcycle Ride for Dad Xth Anniversary Tour.
Over the last three days we’ve travelled 1072 Km together and now we look north-west and the National Capital Stage of our tour !
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