Taking an epic road trip...
First of all, yes, I know that I can fly there for cheaper and arrive MUCH faster. But that's not the point, I'm going pragmatic, not practical. Do the ends justify the means? That's what I'm searching to find out.
All of my left over will go into a small savings account and combined with a friends Delta frequent flier points, we should be able to make a good trip. Plus, a few of the local business' are willing to sponsor us in the $100-$250 range if we put vinyls on the car. (If you know anyone else, let me know, lol)
So, I'm posting my plans up here and asking the feasibility of the trip. I would be using the 3G, and although an automatic, I've seen 30mpg out of it on the highway, so I could imagine a 2500 mile trip would yield 31-32mpg easily.
We are going to "jump off" in Georgia, taking i75 to i85 and continue straight up into Maine. We may possibly change up the route as to see some of the Adirondacks, Smokey Mountains, etc. We will cross over into Levis, Quebec and make our way up the St. Lawrence waterway (highway 138 I think?) and make our way into Labrador.--- We will then take a ferry over into mainland Newfoundland, ending our trip with a few nights stay in the French possession of St. Pierre and Miquelon.
A round trip is going to be ~5700 miles, so I figure a fresh oil change with a bottle of Pro-long should allow the Mitsubishi to make the trip no problem. However, I do have some questions with my route...
First of all, I am having a hard time finding road maps of Labrador. It seems like 138 runs from Quebec into Labrador, but it dosen't quite bring me as far inward as I want. It ends in Natashquan, but I would like to take it to the Battle Harbour area, then take the ferry over to Newfoundland. Do any of you guys know if there is a road route that would bring me so far? I don't mind gravel/dirt, just so long as it's not ruts and potholes all of the way. The only other alternative is taking the Trans-Labrador highway, to which I don't object.
Second, I have a few things picked out, but I need some more stuff to do. Here's a brief list...
New York City
Washington DC
[legally] drink a beer in Quebec
Watch a race at the Montreal circuit
Visit St. Pierre
See a moose
Go camping somewhere
Fishing
What else is there to do? I could imagine a lot more, but I'm pretty virgin to the traveling scene. The trip would be done in late May in between the spring and summer semester, so time is not crucial, but then again, we can't spend weeks upon weeks.
Oh, and will I get to see snow this time of year? I've never seen snow before.
tl;dr
Georgia-Quebec
Quebec-Labrador
Labrador-Newfoundland
St. Pierre and Miquelon
Go home
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