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Robin_n_Marian
May 14, 2014Explorer
Sorry I never got back till now, we were travelling and not checking the forum. We took the route JackD suggested and had a great trip! No problem with the fuel, we never got below 1/3 of a tank at any point on the trip. There were very few campgrounds open because of the late spring, but 3 let us stay - electric only, we found 2 full service campgrounds, and boondocked 2 nights, once in a restaurant/truck stop parking lot in Wawa, and once at Wal-mart in Edmundston. The worst driving (steep grades, lots of hills) was from Thunder Bay to Sault Ste Marie. There was also a lot of construction, which was a bit nerve-wracking as there were times that the road was so narrow the mirrors were over the barricades on both sides.
We paid tolls twice - Taking the AUT-30 around Montreal ($1.50 per axle) and Coboquid Pass, Hwy 102 in Nova Scotia ($5.25 for RVs)
I see that some suggested we go through the states, but that would have defeated the purpose of seeing Canada from coast to coast. We may go back through the states from Niagara Falls and come up in time to get to Winnipeg, as we will visit family there. That would keep us from the 7% grades (I think one was 8%) north of the Superior. But for the next 7 weeks we will be checking out the maritimes and visiting family here.
Happy Trails everyone, and enjoy your summer! And thanks for the comments!
We paid tolls twice - Taking the AUT-30 around Montreal ($1.50 per axle) and Coboquid Pass, Hwy 102 in Nova Scotia ($5.25 for RVs)
I see that some suggested we go through the states, but that would have defeated the purpose of seeing Canada from coast to coast. We may go back through the states from Niagara Falls and come up in time to get to Winnipeg, as we will visit family there. That would keep us from the 7% grades (I think one was 8%) north of the Superior. But for the next 7 weeks we will be checking out the maritimes and visiting family here.
Happy Trails everyone, and enjoy your summer! And thanks for the comments!
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