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Disclaimer: This itinerary is subject to change. If the weather turns bad, all bets on return time/day are off. It is winter, after all.

Notes:

• There are going to be some long, hard days, but an attempt has been made to sprinkle activity time throughout the trip.
• Some people have expressed an interest in fine dining. Some fine dining is on the menu, but usually with some in-house or nearby economical alternatives. In remote areas, 'fine dining' is the only dining, so to speak.
• The itinerary attempts to minimize driving at night on remote roads, but some will be inevitable. Local sunrise and sunset times are listed. At 53 degrees latitude, twilight generally lasts for at least 35 minutes beyond daylight.
• The driving times/locations assume you are coming from the NY area. NH/Boston can subtract a few hours. Season to taste.
• Little to no driving into the sun.
• Western/Central Labrador operates on Atlantic Time, not Newfoundland Time, one hour ahead of Eastern Time.

Features:

• Quebec City Ice Hotel, 1/2 Activity Day in Quebec City
• Drive up through Charlevoix, and ferry crossing of the Saguenay River Fjord
• Churchill Falls Dam Tour
• Full Activity Day in Churchill Falls, or drive to end of Trans-Labrador Highway, easternmost drive in mainland North America
• Return ferry from Baie-Comeau to Matane
• Return drive through Matapedia Valley and Northern New Brunswick

Day / Time	Start	Finish	Distance	Driving Time
	Thursday (Feb 15)	Driving Directions Vary
	Suffern, NY (41n07, 74w09)	Vieux Québec, QC (46n49, 71w13)	480 mi	8 hrs
17:07 ET	Sundown
	Allow 3 hours from Vermont / Québec border to Ice Hotel or Vieux Québec.
	For Afternoon Arrivals... See Vieux Québec Directions
<17:15	Arrive downtown (Vieux) Québec. Use Hotel de Ville parking lot, north side of Rue Ste. Anne, 1 block west of hotel, or other nearby parking lot (others may be cheaper for in-and-out privileges). Check into Auberge de la Place D'Armes.
17:30	Dinner at Aux Anciennes Canadiennes. Oldest house in Quebec, circa 1675, features regional cuisine. Lunch 3-course meal ($15) before 5:45pm, or go for the table d'hote dinners ($40+) after. Stag, Caribou, Sugar pie...mmmm.
19:15	Roll yourself out for Ice Hotel. See Downtown To Ice Hotel Directions.
20:-00	Arrive at the Ice Hotel in Duchesnay, QC
	For Evening Arrivals... See Direct To Ice Hotel Directions
~20:-00	Arrive at the Ice Hotel in Duchesnay, QC
	Activity Time - 1hr. Rendezvous at bar. Tour hotel, drink, whatever.
~21:00	...or whenever. Depart Ice Hotel for Vieux Québec.
21:40	Arrive Auberge de la Place D'Armes. Use Hotel de Ville (City Hall) parking lot, north side of Rue Ste. Anne, 1 block west of hotel (24hr). If you plan to arrive at hotel after 22:00 (10pm), you must phone the hotel.
	Friday (Feb 16)	Driving Directions
	Vieux Québec, QC (46n49, 71w13)	Baie-Comeau, QC (49n13, 68w09)	260 mi	6 hrs
06:48	Sunrise
08:00	Continental breakfast in hotel at Pain Beni. Order breakfast the night before for fresh French pastry. Brief Q&A session on touring the city
08:30	Check out. Load cars.
08:45	Activity Time - 3hrs. Hit the town, on foot or on wheels
11:45	Return to garage.
12:00	Meet up with Ol'Yeller. Depart Vieux Québec.
12:15	km 12 Pass by Chutes Montmerency, tallest falls in Quebec
12:30	km 33 Pass by St. Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica, on the left.
13:15	Lunch in Baie-St-Paul, at Microbrasserie Charlevoix, or across the street at Joe Smoked Meat. Both regional cuisine, but quite different.
14:00	Depart lunch. Scenic overlook of Baie-St-Paul.
15:30	Arrive Baie-Ste-Catherine, wait for ferry.
16:15	Disembark at Tadoussac, oldest continuous settlement in North America (1599).
	Activity Time - 45m. Tadoussac Lookout Boardwalk. Sundown over the fjord.
16:52	Sundown
17:00	Depart Tadoussac
17:25	Twilight ends
19:15	Arrive Baie-Comeau. Gas up tonight if needed. Next gas up is 325km (200mi)
19:30	Check into Hôtel Le Manoir.
19:45	Dinner & Trip Meeting.
21:00	Screening of The Italian Job (1969, 99 mins)
	Saturday (Feb 17)	Driving Directions
	Baie-Comeau, QC (49n13, 68w09)	Churchill Falls, NL (53n32, 64w00)	530 mi	10.5 hrs
06:39	Sunrise
07:00	Breakfast at Le Manoir.
07:45	Check out.
08:00	Depart Baie-Comeau. Cellphones become pretty trinkets.
10:30	km 214. Motel l'Ènergie. Stop to check hours.
10:30	km 216 Manic V Dam. Drive over dam.
11:15	km 288. Resevoir lookout.
12:00	km 317 Relais-Gabriel. Gas up and chown down.
12:45	Depart Lunch
13:30	km 393 Ghostown of Gagnon
16:15	km 562 Fermont Junction
17:30 AT	km 570 Quebec - Labrador border. Clocks forward 1 hour
17:40	Sundown.
17:45	km 15 Arrive Labrador City. Scout town. Gas up. Scoff at Heddy's Restaurant..
18:16	Twilight Ends.
19:00	Depart Labrador City.
	Activity Time - 3hrs. Watch for Northern Lights.
21:45	km 260 Churchill Falls Night shots?
22:00	km 265 town of Churchill Falls. Gas Up tonight at Strickland's Gas & Liquor (closes at 11pm, until 10am)
22:15	Check into Churchill Falls Inn
	Sunday (Feb 18)
	Churchill Falls, NL (53n32, 64w00)	North-West River , NL (return) (53n31, 60w08)	0 - 400 mi	0 - 7.5 hrs
07:00	Breakfast at Banniken's Restaurant in hotel (link to sister restaurant in Goose Bay).
07:29	Sunrise
	Activty Day - 10hrs, Your Choice. Sample HV-GB trip shown .
07:45	Depart for Happy Valley Goose Bay.
10:15	Check out Muskrat Falls & Lookout - soon to disappear
11:15	km 555 Happy Valley-Goose Bay. If below 1/4 tank, gas up.
11:45	km 596 North West River. End of the Road. Walk on Ocean. Visit Sunday Hill Lookout
12:30	Depart North West River
13:00	Happy Valley - Goose Bay again. Lunch
13:45	Depart lunch. Explore town. Museums, NATO base, charter flight
14:30	Gas up and depart for Churchill Falls
17:30	Sundown
17:45	km 265 Churchill Falls. Gas up tonight, before the tour (Strickland's closes at 10pm, opens at 8am)
18:00	Dinner
18:06	Twilight ends.
18:55	Assemble for dam tour.
19:00	Activity Evening - 3hrs. begin Dam Tour
<22:00	Dam Tour ends. Return to hotel or hit the pub.
>22:00	Watch for Northern Lights
	Monday (Feb 19)	Driving Directions
	Churchill Falls, NL (53n32, 64w00)	Matane, QC (48n50, 67w34)	530 mi	10.5 hrs
05:00	Ugh. Check out of hotel. (adjust based upon northbound experience)
05:15	km 265 Depart Churchill Falls.
06:51	Twilight Begins
07:27	Sunrise
08:15	km 15 Labrador City. Gas Up. Breakfast at Side Deck Cafe
09:00	Depart Lab City
08:15 ET	km 0/km 570 Labrador - Quebec border. Clocks back one hour.
08:30	km 562 Fermont. Gas Up. Breakfast.
11:00	km 393 Gagnon
11:45	km 317 Relais Gabriel
13:00	km 214 Motel l'Ènergie. Gas up. Lunch.
13:45	Depart Lunch
16:15	km 0
16:30	Arrive ferry terminal in Baie-Comeau. Board ferry.
16:57	Sundown
17:00	Ferry departs Baie-Comeau. Meeting in bar to discuss ideas for next year.
17:29	Twilight ends
17:30	Activity Time - 2hrs. Whatever you can do onboard.
19:20	Ferry arrives in Matane. Disembark.
19:30	Check into Quality Inn Matane
20:00	The Last Supper.
21:00	Flop on bed from exhaustion.
	Tuesday (Feb 20)	Driving Directions
	Matane, QC (48n50, 67w34)	Suffern, NY (41n07, 74w09)	725 mi	12.5 hrs
06:30	Sunrise
07:00	Breakfast. Farewell to old friends.
07:45	Check out of hotel
08:00	Depart Matane
Return Route 1	via Maritimes and Maine - cross Chic-Choc mountains, Matapedia Valley, visit Grand Falls, all on 2-lane highways until Maine
9:00	Drive across Chic-Choc mountains, through Matapedia Valley
10:30 AT	Québec - New Brunswick border. Clocks forward one hour.
12:30	Cross New Brunswick. Arrive Grand Falls. Lunch.
13:15	Activity Time - 30 min Tour the falls & gorge.
13:45	Depart Grand Falls
13:00ET	Cross Canada/US Border near Limestone, ME. Clocks back one hour.
	Add 4 hours to Rockland ME, 6.5 hours to Southern NH, 7.5 driving hours to Falmouth, 10 hours to Manhattan
Return Route 2	via South Shore - all freeway except 75 miles, pass by Quebec City and then retrace northbound route
10:30	Riviere-du-Loup, start of 4-lane Autoroute 20.
12:15	Lunch within view of Quebec City
13:15	Depart lunch
14:45	Drummondville, QC
	Add 4 hours to Souther NH, 5.5 hours to Middleton CT, 7 hours to Manhattan