Carman Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) We are planning a 2 week trip starting and ending from Mont Laurier area March 9th - 24th(16 days total; 2 travel days and 14 days of riding). The plan is to ride 300-500km/day and just cover as much of Quebec trails as possible. The entire trip should be around 5,000km and include Gaspe and Sept-iles. We plan on picking our route and making arrangement for accommodations every morning while eating breakfast(weather, grooming activity and conditions dependant). We have done many planned saddle bag trips in Northern Ontario and Quebec where route, gas, food and accommodations have all been pre-planned and booked but we have always wanted to try an ‘on the fly’ style trip. Looking for input from experienced Quebec riders and hopefully someone that has done this ‘on the fly’ style trip before. Carm Edited January 10, 2019 by Carman PLAYHARD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrd Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 How many people are on the trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuse6 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 How many in your group Carm? Requiring 1 or 2 rooms vs a group that needs 3 or 4 rooms makes a big difference booking on the fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrd Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 We've done a few trips that way. Always planned the next day ride soon as we were done the first days ride. I found that sometimes it takes an hour to to find a place to stay if it's really busy and you don't want to lose an hour or two in the morning. Carman and PLAYHARD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Only 2 of us going but hoping to check the forum daily and meet up for day rides with fellow QR'ers along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcstar Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 We always ride without reservations on our trips, should not be a problem for one room (except maybe small remote outfitters), I don't even make reservations in the morning, just ride to destination and stop where we like, but what you will have a problem with is lack of snow that late in March in the Mont Laurier area, been there, done that, not a good thing, maybe look at launching from a place more north ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
800steve Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Make reservations the nite before or in the morning when you can, lots of hockey kids fill up some hotels real quick in the bigger areas. Smaller places in the Gaspe fill up with sledders at time also. Its not fun after a long day going to the next town hoping for a room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snobeeler Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 Thats gonna be one big adventure, Friday and Saturday nights I would book day before if it were me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 12, 2019 Report Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Never make reservations in advance either, never works out. Headed up end of next week for 9 days. Don't know which direction we're going yet as usual. Generally deceide on the way up. usually book the nights lodging at lunchtime. Unless a popular small outfitter. Edited January 12, 2019 by Jackstraw viper2, iceman and Carman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper2 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 5:26 PM, Jackstraw said: Never make reservations in advance either, never works out. Headed up end of next week for 9 days. Don't know which direction we're going yet as usual. Generally deceide on the way up. usually book the nights lodging at lunchtime. Unless a popular small outfitter. Same here all our trips are done this way. Not sure how it can be done any other way without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 10 hours ago, viper2 said: Same here all our trips are done this way. Not sure how it can be done any other way without problems. Yep Don't think there is a Doo dealer I haven't visited in all of QC. Even with new sleds this year I will be amazed if we can complete the week without a visit. Pretty sure it's never happened LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 9:26 AM, 800steve said: Make reservations the nite before or in the morning when you can, lots of hockey kids fill up some hotels real quick in the bigger areas. Smaller places in the Gaspe fill up with sledders at time also. Its not fun after a long day going to the next town hoping for a room. I’ve actually had nightmares about the “hockey kids”....... been screwed over and had to ride a lot further than planned on more than one occasion because of those little bastards !!! 800steve and viper2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 Little bastards is an understatement. Try staying on the same floor as them. You'd rather ride to the next town! Unless you like a hundred kids swinging hockey sticks in the hallways til midnight, never seen anything so crazy viper2 and Snobeeler 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmaster2112 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I remember years ago we were at the Governeur in Shawinigan and it was sold out , packed 100% full like we got one of the last rooms. Well I don’t know if the kids or parents were worse. Little bastards were playing hockey with a tennis ball in the hallways until 1 a.m. while the parents were getting sloshed and carrying on too. I raised such a stink the next morning we got the room for half price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carman Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Hockey kids and parents seem to be a real issue in Quebec for snowmobilers LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I love Hockey parents, they throw some great parties. I been in many Hotel rooms visiting and indulging a bit. Good Times. RoadRunner and Carman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shore1066 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, iceman said: I love Hockey parents, they throw some great parties. I been in many Hotel rooms visiting and indulging a bit. Good Times. I agree. I was one of them hockey parents and a coach. The boys I coached still give me a big hug when they see me. Lot's of high lights in my life. Now I'm riding snowmobiles with my kids and some of them players I coached. There was a few wild times with them little 14 and 15 year olds. I always told the parents they made them and wasn't my fault they acted that way. Carman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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