Valley Vettes ~

The Pembroke area group gather at the normal Irving location

Newcomer John Murack and his son join us with their C6

At the first gas stop in Embrun

Here's a little something for all you Tim Horton's fanatics to fantasize about putting your fanny in

Lunch stop at the 3 etoiles (stars)

On the ferry ride from Levis QB to Quebec City, the way IMHO, to visit old Quebec city

Now there's a pair of Corvette trippers, Sparky and Pudly

The cobblestone alleys of old Quebec. Not very Vette friendly, but a walkabout after the Levis ferry ride is great way to visit

The old Funicular in the background, an inclined railway operating since 1879

The Fresque des Quebecois, illustrates 400 years of the city's history

The Francois de Laval monument inaugurated in 1908 to honour the first Roman Catholic bishop of Quebec

The Places d'Armes park in old Quebec, an historic urban park created in 1648. The monument on the left is the Monument de la foi (monument to faith), the one on the right La Grande Ecorce

The Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the first Anglican Cathedral built outside the British Isles, built between 1800-1804

The monument of Cardinal Elzear Taschereau, the first Canadian Roman Catholic Cardinal

The Basilique-Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Quebec, completed in 1843 it is the oldest cathedral in North America. Not open on Jun 24, unlike the Anglican cathedral

Monument to Samuel de Champlain, who founded Quebec city in 1608

The St. Lawrence

The Terrasse Dufferin Boardwalk, in Quebec city, the only North American walled city north of Mexico

The Levis/Quebec City ferries transiting the river

Photogenic Pudly, overlooking the St. Lawrence

Photogenic Sparky on the Promenade des Gouverneurs, 309 stairs in total connecting the Plains of Abraham to the Dufferin Terrace, along the edge of the Citadelle. We were taking a breather

The Three Watchmen, a Haida statue, unveiled in 2024, at Cap Diamant Quebec City

The setup for the FEQ music festival on the Plains of Abraham

The Cross of Sacrifice, at the entrance to the Battlefield's Park, honouring Canadians who died during WWI

Quebec's National Assembly, built between 1877-1886

The Fountaine de Tourny, created in 1853

The Funicular, most folks go up, we went down, since 1879

Hotel Repotel Levis, first night stopover

Normandin restaurant next door to the Repotel

Bridge to Quebec City, no construction, YAY

QC175 Nord through the scenic Parc National de la Jacques Cartier. Great ride and views

Restaurant Le Smokey, Chicoutimi

Now that's a Montreal smoked meat sandwich

QC 381 Sud, what a rollercoaster ride. Inclines to 18%, little rough in places but quite the Vette excursion

Checking in at the Clarion Point La Malbaie

Not sure what this is. Sparky took the picture. Looks like cigarette man? Hey its Pitounes en Tuxedo, created from St. Lawrence driftwood in La Malbaie

Best Salmon penne that I've ever had

Gotta say that this fish was a little spooky looking

A 1958 Dodge Mayfair, still with the tailfins at Chicoutimi gas stop

The Saguenay River, upper layer fresh, bottom layers still mostly salty believe it or not

Lunch stop in Tadoussac and some site seeing. Plan your parking

Lunch at Le Bateau, Tadoussac

Great dish of diet poutine, what else for lunch?

Some Tremblay's in Sparky's family. Any relation here?

Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre, Tadoussac. Well worth the visit

Blue Whale lower mandible arch over the entranceway

Right Whale

Right Whale baleen

Nancy striking a pose amongst the baleen

Sperm whale mandible

Sparky in her old hygienist life checking for Sperm whale tooth decay

Little cleaning and polishing and good for another 6 months

On the bay in Tadoussac

Hotel Tadoussac

Now there's a frame job

Bikes and Vettes in Baie Comeau Travelodge

It's the roads in this area that attract both Vettes and Bikes

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil

The bobbsey twins front then back

Baie Comeau sunset

Discussing how to exit the parking lot. You had to be there to believe it

Heading to the ferry at Godbout

Ferry line up

Nice modern ferry however needed the boards to get the Corvettes on board (Pun intended)

We did see whales. I think Nancy had the best look.

There are whales in the next two pictures but you have to zoom in

Lunch stop in Matane, La Belle Matane restaurant

Riverside views at the Riotel Matane

Sparky the seashore rockhound

Almost infinity pool, mostly to ourselves

High School prom night car parade. The whole town gets in on the action, held at our hotel. Great car show

Nice Chevelle

An immaculate 63 Chevy Bel Air

A Toyota GR Corolla. Imagine having this back in our high school days....

1929 Mercedes Benz SSK Gazelle replica

1969 Pontiac Firebird

1980sToyota Land Cruiser, FJ40

64 Caddy, very clean

More bling than I have ever seen on a Hummer H2 Off Road much, I think not

Fisker Karma Revero. Gasoline engine used solely as a generator to power the dual electric motors for propulsion. Never seen one ever. Didn't expect to see one in Matane

Neither did Kirk, expect to see one...

A Maserati Ghibli

1953 Chevy 210 or Bel Air

We were all entertained by an excellent car parade

Excellent dining at the Riotel

Seafood linguine with St. Lawrence Nordic shrimp as the star ingredient

Outstanding fire pit made of sheet metal

Morning charge prior to launch....kids must play

Never seen a bug with a pick up kit, most likely by Smyth Performance

Deja vu in Trois Rivieres, Le Deauville Motel

We're always this happy.....

Parked at the BRP museum in Valcourt. Back to the birthplace of some of our winter toys and summer toys

Back when we used to take the Snow Cruiser to public school in Cardiff in 62

Armand, the man himself

A B12-CS 1942-1951 with a Chrysler engine. There were two of these still in Alert when I was there in the eighties and I had a few rides in them, including breakdowns in the high Arctic where one rescued the other