LOL, Wayne....tnx...and yes it's the company that's most important---and having a great bunch of friends like we do makes a trip like that much more enjoyable........

.......but thank goodness for photoshop anyway just in case one comes across some worthless POS.....
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Here's a rough itinerary to play with...
1. Departure June 30, arrive QC... spend a few days
2. Depart QC....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash... can head home
~Option 2 - The rest head for Gaspe for a couple of days.
3. Depart Gaspe....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash (me)... can head home
~Option 2 - head to the East coast..... Infiniti & beyond:

Who's in:
1. GEE35X (Wayne & Karen) 2007 G35x
2. RBull ( Deane & Heather) 2004 G35 Coupe
3. inTgr8r - (Ian & Pat) 2006 Z4 M Roady
4. Garnet Canuck (Shane & Anissa) 2007 G35 Sport
5. Msedanman - (Colin & ?) pending kids and home sitters. 2006 M45 Sport
6. AthensBlueG - Brian (Canada, here I come!) 2005 G35 Coupe
7. picus112 - (Kevin & Beth); pending life. 2007 335i.
8.
9.
10.
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Colin, I'm sure I saw your M in Shediac


Here's a rough itinerary to play with...
1. Departure June 30, arrive QC... spend a few days
2. Depart QC....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash... can head home
~Option 2 - The rest head for Gaspe for a couple of days.
3. Depart Gaspe....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash (me)... can head home
~Option 2 - head to the East coast..... Infiniti & beyond:

Who's in:
1. GEE35X (Wayne & Karen) 2007 G35x
2. RBull ( Deane & Heather) 2004 G35 Coupe
3. inTgr8r - (Ian & Pat) 2006 Z4 M Roady
4. Garnet Canuck (Shane & Anissa) 2007 G35 Sport
5. Msedanman - (Colin & ?) pending kids and home sitters. 2006 M45 Sport
6. AthensBlueG - Brian (Canada, here I come!) 2005 G35 Coupe
7. picus112 - (Kevin & Beth); pending life. 2007 335i.
8.
9.
10.

 

haha, Wayne, I saw this and wondered what it was......You saved me from posting a 'good' pic of our stop in Shediac........-- Good skillzzz.....

C.

 

Hey good job Wayne. Colin, that's soooo much better.

 

That looks great Wayne, you are getting pretty darn good with the photoshop skills.

 

Thanks guys, I'm just learning with the PS, but it's fun .

Now let's get back to the trip at hand. Karen and I were eagerly checking out the maps last night, this is going to be great trip, I can hardly wait.

Here's a rough itinerary to play with...
1. Departure June 30, arrive QC... spend a few days
2. Depart QC....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash... can head home
~Option 2 - The rest head for Gaspe for a couple of days.
3. Depart Gaspe....
~Option 1 - for those on a short leash (me)... can head home
~Option 2 - head to the East coast..... Infiniti & beyond:

Who's in:
1. GEE35X (Wayne & Karen) 2007 G35x
2. RBull ( Deane & Heather) 2004 G35 Coupe
3. inTgr8r - (Ian & Pat) 2006 Z4 M Roady
4. Garnet Canuck (Shane & Anissa) 2007 G35 Sport
5. Msedanman - (Colin & ?) pending kids and home sitters. 2006 M45 Sport
6. AthensBlueG - Brian (Canada, here I come!) 2005 G35 Coupe
7. picus112 - (Kevin & Beth); pending life. 2007 335i.
8.
9.
10.

 

I was doing some calculations on Mapquest for the trip for me from Kincardine.

Kincardine to Quebec City = 1,016 km (631 mi).
Quebec City along the coastline around the Gaspe Peninsula to Gaspe Qc = 709 km (441 mi).
From Gaspe Qc along the rest of the coast to Robinsonville NB = 339 km (210 mi).
Robinsonville Qc to Degelis Qc to Riviere du Loup to Quebec City = 491 km (305 mi).
Quebec City to Kincardine =1,016 km (631 mi).

Total Trip = 3,571 km (2,219 mi)

This was a rough calculation to determine the distances. I can hardly wait .

 

Hey Wayne, that's cool. We're nearly the same distance from QC. I did a search and we're 643 miles from QC- 12 hours 1 minute.

I'm ready and raring to go too.

 

It's about 412 miles from my house to Quebec City. Thanks for posting the mileage, Gee35x. Good info

So we're talking about 5-7 nights of hotel stays, when it's all said and done? I'm just thinking...$100 US/night for a hotel, 7 nights...+ gas + dining out...this is going to add up really quickly. haha

 

Whoa, you're the close one.

Sounds about right on your costs. Bring along a partner and share the room and gas.

At least your money goes a little further. Go the bank and get some of our funny coloured stuff if you use cash.

 

Ya, maybe I have a shorter drive to get there, but after leaving Quebec City, you're basically on your route home. You'll travel fewer miles than I will when it's all said and done.

That doesn't deter me anyways. How much is gas right now in Canada? The American $$$ goes further up there?

 

I've still got a 630 mile drive to get home from Quebec City. I think I will have the longer drive.
For current gas prices you can check here: http://www.gastips.com

 

I'm coming from much further away (643 miles to QC) in Nova Scotia so will end up with more miles than you and possibly anyone else, unless I cut off some of the trip.

Gas prices vary by region but for premium somewhere around $.90/litre CDN. - (more where I live). In very rough numbers that's about 2.90 US per US gallon.

Using a current currency exchange a US dollar is worth about $1.18 Canadian.

Edit, just checked your gas link Wayne. That's a big help.

 

520 miles for me to QC
- dang... you guys get more seat time.

 

RBull, thanks for the info. We're about $2.45 US gallon here for 93 octane. Of course it varies regionally in the States too, but that's what I just paid to fill up on Monday night near Boston. But gas is more expensive up there in Canada, it seems.

How much are other things, like a value meal at McDonald's? I'm just trying to get a sense of the economy scale in Canada as compared to USA. $1 USA may get me $1.18 CAN, but that doesn't mean it has the same buying power.

For instance, I know that in Norway, everything costs 2-3x as much as it does here, because their economy is on a much higher scale. Minimum wage in Norway is about $15 US dollars/hour, yet it costs them $15 for a value meal at McDonald's. So it's all relative to them, but it costs American tourists a pretty penny to visit. I still recommend Norway though!

Just wondering if you guys can give me some other frame of reference for the value of the US $ in Canada.


The best currency conversion site I know of is www.oanda.com, it's been around for many years and is quite reliable.