#AVALANCHE EXPEDITION ICARUS DRIVERS#

#AVALANCHE EXPEDITION ICARUS DRIVERS#

(And anyway, we get to switch drivers while one of us snoozes in the back… yet another LOKI Expedition perk!)Īnd so finally, with Jean-Philippe installing himself in the Falcon, the whole team’s there and we are officially on our way to the Chic-Chocs mountains. We are sorely tempted to take a break to stretch a bit but Jean-Philippe is waiting in Rivière-du-Loup and we have quite a lot of driving ahead of us. Three hours later we pick up Éric, who’s waiting with an ear to ear smile and, with some help from the jaws of life (virtually) we extricate ourselves from my car and transfer all the gear over to the two Loki-equipped vehicles. With the steering wheel stuck up under my chin, we take off towards Quebec City. Fortunately, just 250 km away, we’ll finish our trip in the comfort of two Loki Expedition units, an Icarus edition and a Falcon. Jammed into the back seat and up to his neck in gear, Jean-Michel made us laugh when he announced he was giving up on his plan to get some work done on his laptop.

In my little Nissan Juke, we need to cram in three guys and a tonne of equipment.

My bags are packed and I’m raring to go!Īs soon as Jean-Michel arrives at my place, he puts his gear in my car and we leave to pick up Gabriel… and the game of Tetris commences.

Today, Éric, Gabriel, Jean-Michel, Jean-Philippe and I, Marc-André, are leaving on a ski adventure in the Chic-Chocs wildlife reserve in Quebec’s Gaspé region. Unlike most people, however, I have no interest in sleeping in.

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