So, it starts in St. John's.
Google maps seems to agree with me. You may be travelling a bit faster on the
401. You may also save tolls. I'm not sure how many of your roads have
tolls
http://preview.tinyurl.com/3xmq9se
I'm curious though. When google says 2 days and 4 hours ... is that
non-stop?
Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
> From: robertduquette@sympatico.ca
>
> I think you're on the wrong side of the border ..., but don't confuse me
with
> someone who knows much about long distance travelling.
> Depending on where in Wisconsin you're starting from, wouldn't it make more
> sense to go north on one or the other sides of that lake and either take
the
> 17 around Sault Ste Marie to the 401; or cross at Detroit and take the 401
and
> boogie on to Montreal and then take the 40 to Quebec city ( and then I'm
> really lost how to get anywhere from there :) ). Don't go through Toronto
at
> rush hour though. If you take the 20 instead of the 40 it looks like you
> would end up around the end of hwy 2. Taking the 40 avoids the Champlain
> bridge in Montreal though, which I understand is under construction and it
is
> also another place to avoid during rush hour.
>
>
> Robert Duquette
>
> > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:59:52 -0500
> >
> > Thought I'd pick the brains of the easterners or anyone who has traveled
> > "Up East".
> >
> > So, we have this little trip coming up from Wisconsin to Newfoundland for
> > the Targa. We'll take I-90 all the way to Albany.
> >
> > The question is: What's the best way to I-95?
> > We need the quickest route eastbound as we have an appointment with the
> > ferry out of Sydney. Our present options are:
> >
> > 1. I-90 to Worchester MA to 290 and then 495 or,
> >
> > 2. Hwy 7 out of Schenectady NY to Bennington VT, Hwy 9 to Concord NH, and
> > Hwy 4 to Portsmouth NH and I-95.
> >
> > On the way back we can wind (great LBC roads!) our way on Hwy 2 from
> > Bangor to I-91 to Lebanon and cut over to Rutland, Glen Falls, and
Albany.
> >
> > We will have an RV pulling an enclosed trailer and a Ford Escape. Any of
> > those roads too steep or twisty for the RV and trailer?
> >
> > Any ideas are gratefully received. Beauty, eh?
> >
> > We're leaving S.E. Wisconsin on the 3 or 4.Sept. so we'll probably run
> > amuck of some leaf-peepers. Maybe a few Bugatti's on tour. We haul out
> > the '53 Studebaker and give them what for! However, our main men Ron
> > Soave and Jeff Porasik, aka, the drivers, are working stiffs and will be
> > flying home. I may take my time as there are a lot of trout streams on
> > the way home!
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > Dave W.
> > 59 :{)
> > 59 MGA 1500
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