History of previous days

Day 10: (Wednesday, February 12th, 2003, 8P.M eastern) The riders have safely arrived in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec after about 8 hours of being on the trail. We have headed back west through the mountains and spectacular scenary.  We went over 220 miles today,  In the morning we are heading west back toward Matane, Quebec. Its not too late to pledge to one of our Charities.. do it today! safari@pattullo2000.com
 
 

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Some great scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean today! We also had lots of snow and great trails..
 

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 Keith getting some air ! & Jim stuck.... hey the trial goes to the left not straight


This is the group that we rode with on the "International Snowmobile Tours" Bearcat Canada Challenge

Here is a couple of movies ... (Bridge crossing )   and (Mountain riding)  "please note that these movies make take a while to download on dialup


Day 9: (Tuesday, February 11th, 2003, 8P.M eastern) The riders have safely arrived in Riviere-au-Renard, Quebec after about 9 hours of being on the trail. We have reached the Atlantic Ocean and the farthest east we can go, without a boat! Today was some of the best trail & scenic riding we have ever done. Mountians, Ocean and lots of snow! It can't get any better then this! We went over 257 miles today,     In the morning we are heading west back toward Matane, Quebec

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Some great scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean today! We also had lots of snow and great trails..
 


Pete got stuck today... trying to follow a longtrack Polaris through the deep snow...

It took Keith, Big John and Mike to get him out.. notice the black and red bungee's with handles to help pull...

Day 8: (Monday, February 10th, 2003, 8P.M eastern) The riders have safely arrived in Matane, Quebec after about 8 hours of being on the trail. Three of the riders had a pile up today when one of them stopped and the other two could not see him in time and plowed into him... Mark on a Ski-Doo, Mike on a Polaris and Derek on a Arctic Cat were involved. No one was hurt, but all had damage to their sleds... We were able to duck tape and bungee things together to get them to our destination. Ron got his clutch fixed and met us at lunch (at Burger King) and rode the rest of the day with us. We went over 200 miles today,     In the morning we are heading for Fox River, Quebec
 
 


Here we see Mikes and Derek sled after the pile up on the trail today... No one was hurt and everyone was able to ride out...




We have two movies to download today.... (Click here for John playing) or (Group riding)  (note this may take awhile if you are on dialup!)

Day 6 & 7: (Sunday, February 9th, 2003, 8P.M eastern) The riders have safely arrived in Riviere-du Loup, Quebec after about 8 hours of being on the trail. One of the guys Ron (one of 2 deaf riders on the trip) blew his clutch on his Arctic Cat. He is now trying to scavenge for parts. We went over 225 miles today,     In the morning we are heading for Matane, Quebec

(Saturday, February 8th, 2003) , Everyone made it safely to St. Nicolas, Quebec about 6:30 P.M., except for Pete, his sled died about 130 km from the hotel. Pete Pattullo's new 2003 REV 600 H.O. had a factory defect resulting in a short in the wiring harness causing a key electrical module to be blown. After paying a local guy with a truck (did not speak english), two taxi rides, renting a car and driving 4 hours and then another 4 hours doing major surgery on the sled in a truck repair shop (on Sunday) and at one point given up and heading for the airport to fly home, George figured out the problem and helped Pete get his sled fixed over the phone! Betty is safely home recovering from her injuries.


One of the first thing everybody has noticed about Quebec is the Church Steeples...
Almost every town has one.... they are very unique and ornate.


We came across another way to finish our trip without gas.... food cost could be high though!

Day 5 (Friday, February 7th, 2003, 10P.M eastern) We have safely arrived in Berthierville, Quebec after about 10 hours of being on the trail. We got to ride on a lot of abandon railroad grades today. We went over 230 miles today,   Betty is still recovering from her injuries at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with George at her side. They are hoping to let her go home in the morning (Saturday). No news about our Chase truck and trailer... according to the QPP, this has happened several times in the past few weeks. Sounds like professionals to us....We rented a truck to complete the trip....Saturday morning the group is leaving for St. Nicolas, Quebec.


Several towns along  this old railroad grade has restored the old stations and put up signs


We came across another way to finish our trip without gas.... food cost could be high though!


Day 4: (February 6th, 2003, 10P.M eastern) We have safely arrived in Mont-Laurier, Quebec after about 10 hours of being on the trail. As the day progressed the the trials got better and better... Went through several small towns, each one having a big steeple on one or more churches.   Betty doing a lot better today... she is still recovering from her injuries at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with George at her side. She is expecting to be released to go home on Friday morning. Friday morning the group is leaving for Berthierville, Quebec.

News flash !!!! February 7th, 2003, 6 A.M.  eastern) Well another setback! Someone stole our chase truck and trailer with all our extra gear in it last night! A 2000 Dodge RAM V10 extended CAB and a 22 foot enclosed trailer.... We are in the process of re-grouping and overcoming this obstacle....


A snowmobile bridge across the Rivi?re Gateneau in the town of Maniwaki, Quebec


The Polaris sleds like more snow on the trial... getting a little hot!

Day 3: (February 5th, 2003, 10P.M eastern) We have safely arrived in Fort Coulonge Quebec after about 11 hours of being on the trail. As the day progressed the amount of snow on the trial decreased, only about 10 inches. One of the Polaris's had trouble with the engine overheating. We all climbed on a small old school bus and road to a local resturant. We were packed in like sardines... the headlights were pointing at the stars.  Betty is slowly recovering from her injuries at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with George at her side. She is expecting to be released to go home on Friday. Thursday morning the group is leaving for Mont-Laurier, Quebec.


Logging is a big industry up here in Canada, These logs look ready to build a log home..


Stopped along the trail for a break, near North Bay

Day 2: (February 4th, 2003, 11 P.M eastern) We have safely arrived in North Bay, Ontario after the longest day in the past 6 years. We rode 300 miles today, over 14 hours. about a third of the route was over frozen lakes and rivers. Three of the original five Pattullo2000 group (Pete Pattullo, Robert Heron and John Putnum) has continued the trip, riding with 15 other riders from Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Betty has asked Pete, Robert and John to take the torch and ride for her pledges. Betty is recovering from her injuries at War Memorial Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan with George at her side. She is expecting to be released to go home on Wednesday or Thursday. Wednesday morning the group is leaving for Ft. Coulonge, Quebec.


A very long day, over 14 hours on the trail today!


Day 1: (February 3rd, 2003, 10 P.M eastern) **** NEWS FLASH *** One of our riders Betty Pattullo had an accident today! she is currently in the Sault Ste Marie, Michigan hospital in stable condition with 2 fractured ribs and a broken ankle. This day will go down in the history of the Pattullo2000 as a BAD day! About 60 miles out of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada we had to take a detour around a unmarked trail on a icy road covered with fresh snow.... around one of the curves Betty lost control of her snowmobile and ended up in a ravine. After we got Betty (George went with her) safely off to the hospital the rest of us continued on and safely arrived in Spanish, Ontario about 6:30 P.M.   We will update the web site on Betty's condition as we get more information......


Here is Betty's sled after we pulled it out of the ravine.

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It was snowing very heavily when the accident occurred, you can see the tracks
down into the ravine. At the center of the picture you see us comforting Betty, we
decided not to move her until until the ambulance arrived, it took over an hour
to get help this far  into the woods. As you can see we were very  lucky that her
injuries were not worst!
 

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