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Title: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: nick949 on August 17, 2024, 06:58:54 AM
I originally published this in five parts last year. Now I have compiled it into a single video staring my 1972 Eldorado.

It's about 40 minutes long, so grab a coffee.

Nick

https://youtu.be/8UnERTs5dzk (https://youtu.be/8UnERTs5dzk)

Title: Re: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: Dave Swanson on August 17, 2024, 09:09:51 AM
That was a good one!  You had me worried there for  bit.   :wink:
Title: Re: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: nick949 on August 17, 2024, 09:16:39 AM
Quote from: Dave Swanson on August 17, 2024, 09:09:51 AM
That was a good one!  You had me worried there for  bit.   :wink:

Wot, me worry?  :evil:   So far, she's always got me home......sometimes with a little roadside tinkering.

Nick
Title: Re: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: Stretch on August 20, 2024, 06:08:09 AM
Nice riding!   :grin:

I'm thinking that a ride to Lake Manicouagan is
going to go on the list. I never heard of it until your
videos, but it fascinates me now.

And the idea of miles and miles with NO traffic is undeniably appealing! :cool:

                                                              -Stretch
Title: Re: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: n3303j on August 20, 2024, 07:59:05 AM
Quote from: Stretch on August 20, 2024, 06:08:09 AM
Nice riding!   :grin:

I'm thinking that a ride to Lake Manicouagan is
going to go on the list. I never heard of it until your
videos, but it fascinates me now.

And the idea of miles and miles with NO traffic is undeniably appealing! :cool:

                                                              -Stretch


(https://i.ibb.co/rwRDTbj/20220901-073036.jpg) (https://ibb.co/rwRDTbj)


Beautifully empty roads to Manicouagan. Motel, Restaurant, General Store, Gas Station (It's all one unit) up there. NO cell service on the way but there are emergency phones every 30 miles. Not much in the way of safe spots to pull over. "They" paved the route but left the contours and curves so it is a delightfully smooth roller coaster coming up from the south.
Title: Re: Eldorado to Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland (video)
Post by: nick949 on August 20, 2024, 09:19:44 AM
Quote from: Stretch on August 20, 2024, 06:08:09 AM
Nice riding!   :grin:

I'm thinking that a ride to Lake Manicouagan is
going to go on the list. I never heard of it until your
videos, but it fascinates me now.

And the idea of miles and miles with NO traffic is undeniably appealing! :cool:

                                                              -Stretch

It's paved as far as the Manic 5 dam at the outlet of the lake. Slight spoiler here - the lake is so big you can't really get a sense of it from land. However, the scenery is wonderful, remote and quiet, and, as you note, you're unlikely to be pestered by traffic jams. Good luck.

Nick