As a grand finale for the 07 driving season...

3 Days Long weekend
2 Nights in Motels
2100 KM (1,304 Miles)
2 Provinces
173 Liters 87 Octane petrol @ ~ $1.054 a liter
2 People
1 T-Top 86 Fiero SE...

http://www.routedesphares.qc.ca/





Words can not describe the magnificent views of an autumn road trip around the Quebec Gaspé Peninsula.
The huge blue water bodies, the multicolor mountains and curving roads.
So, I'll let these images do the work

Enjoy...

~ DAY 1 ~

At the New Brunswick cross point where the real trip began.





Legal New Brunswick Highway speed



And hazards (That is realistic scale for a Fiero)



~ DAY 2 ~

After a nights sleep, finally at the southern shore of the peninsula





Some fishing boats are out of the water for the season







1st Lighthouse (It's actually a house)





2nd





The amazing Rocher Percé - (French rocher Percé, "pierced rock") is one of the largest and most spectacular natural arches in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perc%C3%A9_Rock



At the village of Percé





The Museum of Gaspesie at the town of Gaspé, landing region of Jacques Cartier, where he planted a 10m wooden cross upon his arrival.
(The cross in the pic is a replica, since the original cross was never found)
http://www.museedelagaspesie.ca/french/index.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier





Rocher Percé from a distance



3rd Lighthouse





At dusk of the 2nd day we reached the tip of the St. Lawrence River



~ DAY 3 ~

The road we followed, the 132 goes around the peninsula.



Parc éolien at Cap Chat - holds 76 wind turbines
http://www.hydroquebec.com/...e/parcs_eoliens.html
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parc_%C3%A9olien



The 132 down the St. Lawrence, mountains to your left and water to your right



Lighthouses along the river as it narrows down towards Québec City.

4th





5th



6th



7th



End of the 3rd day at the marine city of Rimouski, back to HWY 20 West to Montreal.
http://www.ville.rimouski.qc.ca/index.asp



Out of the 17 Lighthouses along route 132 we saw 10 (some not in pics).
A small price to pay when doing a road trip of "Flash tourism" but we were there mainly for the road, the experience, and an awesome drive in the Fiero

If you visit the region, this is one trip you want to put on your list...

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[This message has been edited by Mister (edited 10-12-2007).]

Light up...

Nice pics! Looks like that was a great trip. Like the red lighthouses with the red Fiero.

Looks like you had a great time.

[This message has been edited by Fiero Thomas (edited 10-14-2007).]

Excellent trip! Next time I head out that way I really want to do that route... looks pretty spectacular.

Brad

That road looks amazing... I could just imagine high speed blasts down there. Oh how I miss the east. Do you have a high Res pic of that?

Sean

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1986 Fiero GT 2.8L 4 speed

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[This message has been edited by Leafy (edited 10-15-2007).]

Nice Pics! Looks like you had a really good time. I've always wanted to do a road trip out east (never made it past Quebec City) and after seeing your pics, I'm definitely going to do it - preferably in the fiero as well.

Fantasitic trip and scenery. Thanks for the virtual tour.

I had the wonderful opportunity to tour (by car) a portion of the Gaspe and spend a bit of time in the Quebec City environs about 10 years ago (as I lived in St.Sauveur-des-Monts from 1992 to 2001). It was beautiful then, it still is!

Thanks people

quote Originally posted by Leafy: That road looks amazing... I could just imagine high speed blasts down there. Oh how I miss the east. Do you have a high Res pic of that? Sean

Thank god I left the numbers on the pics I uploaded, we took 460 picutres on this trip LOL

Sure Sean, I agree the perspective is great but it's not my best shot LOL
I've uploaded a larger version to imageshack:

excellent photography Tal,
some great shots & vistas.

I'd like to do that area exploring some day.

Oh man, I was driving around there that weekend too!

I wish I had of known, maybe we could have met up.

quote Originally posted by OHNIKO: excellent photography Tal, some great shots & vistas. I'd like to do that area exploring some day.

10X Niko, that day will come..

quote Originally posted by DESTOS: Oh man, I was driving around there that weekend too! I wish I had of known, maybe we could have met up.

Cool!
The entier trip, I saw one red coupe with winter tires (?) but I couldn`t go chasing him...

[This message has been edited by Mister (edited 10-16-2007).]

Thanks for the tour. The trip around the Gaspe' has always been one of my dream drives. Now you've got me all rev'ed up again.

I was in a black 85 gt.

It was my first trip over 20km in the car, and it not a single problem. It was great!

maybe we should set one up for next yr sept/oct, Tal to lead!

That's a great idea for a trip, and from the looks of it great scenery to drive through Good pics, too. I'll have to try something like that, maybe next year. Thanks for the idea

Beautiful scenery, very nice car.

Thanks for sharing.

Tom

i hate you guys i wanna do that yosemite is only cool so many times..

Thanks again guys

quote Originally posted by David DeVoe:Thanks for the tour. The trip around the Gaspe' has always been one of my dream drives. Now you've got me all rev'ed up again.

quote Originally posted by OHNIKO: maybe we should set one up for next yr sept/oct, Tal to lead!

quote Originally posted by kwagner: That's a great idea for a trip, and from the looks of it great scenery to drive through Good pics, too. I'll have to try something like that, maybe next year. Thanks for the idea

That is the best response one can get on posting a thread, when it sparks the idea with other Fiero drivers
I would love to do this trip again someday, but it depends on soooooo many things in the future...
One thing I know, I would like to do a coast to coast in a Fiero (or motorcycle) one day...

quote Originally posted by DESTOS: I was in a black 85 gt. It was my first trip over 20km in the car, and it not a single problem. It was great!

Congrats shame our roads didn't cross.

quote Originally posted by HI-TECH: i hate you guys i wanna do that yosemite is only cool so many times..

[This message has been edited by Mister (edited 10-18-2007).]

Took the Fiero for a short trip today, all the reds and bright yellows are GONE... Till next year...

So here are some more of the colors we saw from the Fiero.

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Michigan has over 115 lighthouses with 12 accessible in the lower pennisula.
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Huron and Georgian Bay

Might make a nice tour before/after the 25th show.

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: Michigan has over 115 lighthouses

WOW... Thanks for the info Gokart.

Nice pics especially this one:


Any additional picks facing towards the lake with a closer view of the car in it? What's the language they’re...French and whats the currency used?

[This message has been edited by madcurl (edited 11-04-2007).]

Thanks for sharing those nice pics. Funny, there is a Fiero in so many

I was up that way a couple of years ago and it is really nice scenery. I did Cape Breton also and it was very nice indeed. It would have been nicer in my Fiero

Arn

I always do look true your posts ..But did forgot this one till now lol

Nice pic Mister Its a nice Drive you have made there ... I go evry year to go see My sister up by Chandler ..But never made all around yet ..That I am saving that for a fiero trip !! just like you someday Hopely !!.
Oh and you didn,t try to go that 110 did you lol , I know it would of be to fast for your T-Top JK ..again Nice Picture ...Rob

quote Originally posted by Arns85GT: Thanks for sharing those nice pics. Funny, there is a Fiero in so many I was up that way a couple of years ago and it is really nice scenery. I did Cape Breton also and it was very nice indeed. It would have been nicer in my Fiero Arn

quote Originally posted by Newbfiero: I always do look true your posts ..But did forgot this one till now lol Nice pic Mister Its a nice Drive you have made there ... I go evry year to go see My sister up by Chandler ..But never made all around yet ..That I am saving that for a fiero trip !! just like you someday Hopely !!. Oh and you didn,t try to go that 110 did you lol , I know it would of be to fast for your T-Top JK ..again Nice Picture ...Rob

Thanks guys, October and that trip looks so long ago...After the long snowy winter we had... Driving season is coming again, my next trip must be further away