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[Metal Geezer]

I was in Charlottetown a week and a half ago for work. Lots of neighbourhoods still in the dark.
Keep an eye out for my Redneck Ranger between Gagetown and Fredericton on your return trip

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[CB750F]

Likely Saturday. I’m going to try and make a detour into Quebec City if the weather is nice - the highway skirts it far to the south, so it requires a side trip. I’ll play it by ear.

Good luck trying to cross the bridge to Quebec city.
Construction... it's bad, bad, bad....
If you can, take the ferry from Riviere du Loup to saint Simeon.
On the 138 to the 362, through Les Eboulement & Baie St-Paul.
Just awesome but probably add a day to your journey.

 

[Highlander]

Every trip has a misadventure and this one was no different. Not that anything happened to me or my truck. My wife was annoyed because she thought she heard the neighbour tearing up cardboard and wheeling their recycling bin out to the street at 5:00 on Friday morning.

Garbage day is Wednesday. Crap! I asked her to look out the window and see if the shed door was still locked - nope, she said it looked like it was open. That was no garbage bin she heard being wheeled away - that was my DeWALT cordless lawn mower, leaf blower and trimmer.

I came home to this…?

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Too bad about your loss. The only truly perfect neighborhood is one where the next house is 500 acres away.

Frank

 

[AzScorpion]

2,515 miles
19.1 mpg

Considering the way my truck is set up (canopy, roof rack, hard cases on the rack, levelled, bigger A/T tires, wide fender flares) and being loaded up with a lot of tools, I’m fine with those numbers.

If I was concerned about my fuel consumption, my truck would still look like this…..?

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You mean this, right?

 

[Highlander]

Thanks Frank - it’s a good thing my tools were handy - like I needed another project! After a coffee and some breakfast, all is right with the world once again…

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Have you thought about tamperproof exterior door hinges? I'm sure they won't come back again, but others might.

Frank

 

[IdahoRanger]

One last detail for folks who like the numbers.

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4,049 kms
12.3 litres per 100 kms

2,515 miles
19.1 mpg

Considering the way my truck is set up (canopy, roof rack, hard cases on the rack, levelled, bigger A/T tires, wide fender flares) and being loaded up with a lot of tools, I’m fine with those numbers.
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Thanks for the map. Supposedly my dad was born in a town now under the St Lawrence seaway but grew up in Toronto.

 

[CB750F]

A tip for folks travelling by car through Quebec…

They have excellent rest areas with picnic tables and restrooms with easy highway access. They were super clean and well kept with lots of trash cans and plenty of parking, even for trailers, fifth wheels, motor homes and big rigs. A perfect place to stretch your legs and have lunch. There appeared to be concession stands around the back side of the restrooms that were boarded up - not sure if they’re seasonal or simply no longer operating. Maybe @CB750F knows more about them?

These are terrible photos but I thought it was worth posting because they really are nice spots.

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All I know is they are starting to tear them down & put up newer one's that look like your OnRoute. Some are in real bad shape.
Not sure why u saw many Jeep things & no Rangers. I see Rangers all the time when I go out & I WFH.
They should have called it this, have not seen any for a long time.

 

[Muddy Fenders]

Have you thought about tamperproof exterior door hinges? I'm sure they won't come back again, but others might.

Frank

They always come back.
Resourceful thieves know you replace your items with new....newer items fetch more on Facebook marketplace.

 

[Gerder]

Have you thought about tamperproof exterior door hinges? I'm sure they won't come back again, but others might.

Frank

Or to leave the shed just unlocked. So they don‘t have to damage it? I know, but they steal the stuff anyways sooner or later…

 

[IdahoRanger]

Nice job Duke.

 

[Texasota]

Well, no surprise here. Your forum name says it all! Duke, you are one handy Canadian dude.

 

[TxOTRRanger]

Duke that was FUN to read after a long day at work.
Epic Road Trip!
My favorite images of your road trip.
The Hartland Covered wooden bridge.

Your black Supercab Ranger in amongst the Fall colors, BTW Fall is mine and my Dads favorite time of year.

And parked next to the cottage.

Lots of pretty country that you have up there!

 

[Rhino]

A big area was flooded when it was created in 1958. A lot of folks were relocated.

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thats pretty cool looking!

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