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Old 06-19-2014, 11:06 AM
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The plan is to leave Fl. West coast , T Springs , on Sun. 29th and head N , via I 95 .
Do DC and NYC in the middle of the day to avoid rush hours.

Get off I 95 by the time we get to Brunswick , Me, and take Hwy 1 via Camden etc , as suggested by some, head to NS , and drive the Cabot Trail , camping in the Parks , between , Motel nights, head to Quebec, and if time allows , Montreal , and home, have 15 days to complete this super journey with the 996 C 4, If it all works out !!

I posted on the Canadian rennlist a few weeks ago.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated ,
thanks in advance ,
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Hi- Plan to stay at Cobscook Bay state park in Edmunds, Maine-just this side of Canadian border on US 1. I am nearby if you need any support, tools, workspace, lift, etc
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Originally Posted by Peter_S03
The plan is to leave Fl. West coast , T Springs , on Sun. 29th and head N , via I 95 .
Do DC and NYC in the middle of the day to avoid rush hours.

Get off I 95 by the time we get to Brunswick , Me, and take Hwy 1 via Camden etc , as suggested by some, head to NS , and drive the Cabot Trail , camping in the Parks , between , Motel nights, head to Quebec, and if time allows , Montreal , and home, have 15 days to complete this super journey with the 996 C 4, If it all works out !!

I posted on the Canadian rennlist a few weeks ago.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated ,
thanks in advance ,
Camden is beautiful. Be sure to check out some of the down town restaraunts if you like lobster. Cant get any fresher.

Enjoy and get plenty of pictures this sounds like an awesome trip
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Great road trip, be safe, have fun and enjoy!
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Thank you Thank you , we shall try and have as much as fun as pos. and take as many pics as pos. its only that Iam not able to I like Lobster , just hate the way they kill them , in hot water in most places.
Camping in Cobscook Bay State Park , could be a good idea. We also thought of the other park Acadia Nat. Park, for camping. Is that a nice place ?
Look nice by how its located by the Atlantic. Just hope it doesn't get too cold at night !!
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I love road trip, and yours is going to be awesome. Please post pics and details, as we are planning pretty much the same trip from West Palm all the way up to NS etc in 2016. We're taking our C4S too!
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KOOL , I would like to post pics , but the forum will not allow any more pics to be posted , don't know why ?? that has been going on for some time, since I posted pics last July of the new to me 2001 C4.
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Not the kind of advice you were soliciting, but I would suggest chucking a radial tire patch kit and a 12-volt inflator in with the rest of your toolkit. Getting a puncture on a Sunday or in the middle of nowhere can suck on a road trip.

What an awesome trip to take with a 996 - the car really is comfortable enough to use as a GT.
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We did something similar last fall only our starting point was Montreal and we did a great big loop around the Maritime provinces covering about 3000 kilometres in 2 weeks.
It is just beautiful driving and great activities, bed and breakfasts and great food along the way.
We took our '99 Cab and our friends followed in their Jag XK-R.
You may never want to go home!
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Thanks for the suggestions , actually I do have an inflator and recently bought the patches kit (:

Some one has said to me , just that, that after we see NS , that we will want to stay there ! (:

But we have so much to come back to !!
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Originally Posted by Peter_S03
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Some one has said to me , just that, that after we see NS , that we will want to stay there ! (:

But we have so much to come back to !!
I lived in Canada for most of my life. Beautiful country, great people, great cultural diversity. You may be tempted to stay in NS until perhaps October, then you realize the average snowfall across parts of Nova Scotia is between 61 and 154 inches. At that point you would likely want to head back

Enjoy your trip. It's going to be fantastic!
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WOW that is a LOT of snow indeed (: Ezkill where do uyou live now ?
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Los Angeles now, Santa Monica more specifically.
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That is a nice part of the country, I love California . I lived in the S Fernando Valley and Venice Bch, many many years ago.
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Hope I am not "biting more than what I can chew" regarding this extended road trip to Canada
, NS furthest point, then Quebec and Montreal , before returning and camping between Motels, and only 15 days to do it in .
Well I guess we can always shorten the drive if need.


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