Day 16 – Bienvenue au Quebec

Bonjour! We got an early start from Labrador City and soon crossed into the province of Quebec. We had about 30 miles of dirt road (hwy 389), then pavement for a while, then back to dirt and gravel for probably 60 or 70 miles, and finally back to tarmac for a fun and twisty ride down to the Saint Lawrence. Eastern Quebec has turned out to be just as wild, remote, and beautiful as Labrador. Actually, probably more so, as the mountains have become bigger and very lush.

Hydro Quebec operates 5 dams along the Manicouagan River. Manic 5 is the biggest. It is a multiple-arch butress dam and the largest dam of this type in the world. Manic 5 is 702 feet tall and 4,311 feet long and contains 2.9 million cubic yards of concrete.

Sadly, the trip is winding down, but we are looking forward to seeing Shelly and Dianne. We travel along the St. Lawrence tomorrow and should cross back into the U.S. early afternoon. Going to try a little different route through the Adirondacks.