We left to do the last stretch into Labrador on Hwy 389 or the Labrador Coastal Drive. Approximately 580 kms which we would do in one day because you have to. On this road – no cell service, 2 gas stations paying $2.46 a litre, no houses, no stores, no motels, no campgrounds, no shoulders on the sides of the roads, LOTS of dust and a lot of extremely bumpy washboard roads. We did approximately 175 kms on dirt roads and over 400 kms on paved roads. The dirt roads were horrible. We were stopped at one spot by a trucker going the other way to tell us to watch out ahead as there were two motorcyclists and one took a spill. As there are no shoulders to pull off to, he was basically laying on the road. We stopped to ask if they needed help but they said no the trucker that stopped us was driving ahead until he had cell service to call for help. Why did I want to go to Labrador ? Because I have never been there and I’m an idiot lol.
We left Baie Comeau about 9 a.m. and got into Labrador City 10 hours later at about 7 p.m. Not much else to say, it was a very long day. Here are a few photos of our road trip.
Manic 5 Hydroelectric plant in the distance 
Pretty impressive driving under part of the infrastructure of Manic 5 
Manic 5 
A little bit of dust 
You had to stay focused on this road 
Some beautiful spots, all photos taken out of the truck 
More dirt road 
Some scenery 
Not much here 
More scenery 
Part of the road leading into Labrador City followed a river
Finally we made it to Labrador! Stay tuned….
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