PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Spydering/Tricycling ain't sledding. We're pretty clear on that. But it's a decent distraction while we count down the days... Sun 7/29): Boating up Rivière St-Maurice w/Nancy & Reggie from www.aubergemoteldrakkar.com. They're the consummate hosts, on dry land and on the water. Here's the skinny in case anyone's interested: Day 1 Mon 7/30) Elitech Sports Evasion, 1200 Boulevard de la Gabelle, Saint-Étienne-des-Grès (866) 979-0565 www.elitechsportevasion.com/tarif-location.htm to Saint-Félicien: (318km/198mi) Hôtel du Jardin 1400 Boulevard du Jardin, Saint-Félicien, (418) 679-8422, contact@hoteldujardin.com http://www.hoteldujardin.com/ Day 2 Tues 7/31) Saint-Félicien thru Mt Vilain thru Passion to Tadoussac: (350km/218mi) Centre Plein-Air Mont Vilain, 2000 Chemin de la Montagne, Lamarche, QC G0W 1X0, Canada Passion Québec, 96, Route du Valinouët, Saint-David-de-Falardeau, QC G0V 1C0, Canada Hotel Motel Georges: 135 Bateau passeur, Tadoussac (418) 235-4393 (844) 235-4393 hotelgeorges@videotron.ca www.hotelsgeorges.com Day 3 Wed 8/1) Tadoussac thru Charlevoix to tour du l'Île-d'Orléans: (294km/183mi) Gîte La Cinquième Saison, Jean-Yves Goupil, 4711, Chemin Royal, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, (418) 203-0558, info@cinquiemesaison.net www.cinquiemesaison.net Day 4 Thurs 8/2) l'Île-d'Orléans skirt QC to south shore Rt132 thru St Croix, cross back at Trois-Rivières to Elitech: (217km/135mi) dooright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 First things first, anyone going up 87 past Saratoga needs to get the fried chicken that beat Bobby Flay in a throwdown. You don;t need to steal their hot sauce, like I did my first time, cuz they sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Tarrifs-schmarrifs, bring some fine Tennessee or Kentucky product up north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Pre-game brunch before setting sail with the Drakkar'ians, then actual game with Mr's Iceman's floor hockey team at the end of the day (poor kids, we need to chip in and buy 'em some skates). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Signed the waivers & grabbed the tricycles! Synced the bluetooth & b'bye! doonali and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thru Mekinac, thru Marineau, to the south side of LaTuque. doonali and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Past the paper mill to the north side. doonali and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Thru Lac-Bouchette, thru Chambord,, thru Roberval. doonali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Safety first kids! Don't forget your helmet! groomer and doonali 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Camp at Saint-Félicien. Note: Room 16 on any floor overlooks the corral. doonali, VTrider and groomer 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Dolbeau-Dilligence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Somewhere between Peribonka & Lamarche we come around a curve on a dirt road and Mr Pepsi driver's looking sad about a door that worked its way open, so we and a few others helped him out, kinda sticky by the time we were done. groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Then up & over to Scooby/Mt Vilain for some pepsi in an actual glass, and on past Onatchiway trailhead. groomer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 St David has a zoo and along with other exotic stuff they also have a squirrel and raccoon & canadian geese! www.zoodefalardeau.com/ doonali and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Passion Quebec @ Mont Valin! Very closed in the summertime. V Phil 1 and doonali 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 The Proprietor of Hotel Georges in Tadussac is... You guessed it!... George! But no chow on site, so we rolled over to town for supper & breakfast and TONS of summer life. Then onto the ferry. doonali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Rode thru the Manoir & Casino, then lunch @ Big Red Chicken Head, and onto l'Île-d'Orléans for the fine B&B hospitality of Jean-Yves Goupil @ Gîte La Cinquième Saison in Saint-Jean. doonali 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Last leg dropped us down to the south shore by Quebec City, thru St Croix, back up by Trois Riviere, and back to Elitech @ Saint-Étienne. doonali and groomer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) And no worries if you're going south on 87 but cant wait for Hattie's in Saratoga, take the first exit at the Champlain border & cross over 87, go past the Irving station on the east side of the highway up the hill to the next station that has a Subway sign in the window and VOILA! The gorilla fingers are killer. But be careful driving and get you some canned energy! Edited August 7, 2018 by PLAYHARD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Total Spyder clicks/miles: mccaffrey and dooright 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NH-Moose Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Great stuff, looks the same but different, lots more green in the trees. Looks like it was all groomed for you too :<) Did Caro bring home a striped tiger kitty for the kids to play with? Plenty of room in the Snyder saddle bags PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLAYHARD Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 hours ago, NH-Moose said: Did Caro bring home a striped tiger kitty for the kids to play with? You know her, she wanted to take ALL of the critters home. 6 hours ago, NH-Moose said: Looks like it was all groomed for you too :<) Almost 100% smooth sailing, with a bunch of country-road construction sites & zec dirt roads to remind us that we don't need to kick up 1,200k of VTT or Razr dust anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 hi all !!! thx for nice pics....first time i see an albinose porcupine !!! we have the same moose in town next to city hall. pics of playhard on the swing ...funny ...worth a thousand words .. hotel georges...brought a big smile...back in the 70's and 80 's....this is where the ballerines were in amqui ...just west of l 'ambassadeur !!! jean-guy PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 Mrs GutZ and MIL GutZ were just in Quebec City and the Surrounding Areas, You were most likely Stuck behind them! LOL You should have gone in to the City, there was a bunch of Lambo's and Ferrari's at the Frontenac, a gathering of sorts. I'd love to share some of the pics she took of all of them..... But she did not take even one..... GutZ PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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