"You'll have the time of your life!"

"This is the best tour I've ever done!"

"Make sure you bring plenty of film -- as well as plenty of warm clothes."

"You may not need the warm riding stuff at all, of course, but just on the chance that you encounter the weather we did --"

"-- when we hit one day of 45 MPH headwinds, 40 degrees at ride start time, and rain turning to snow -- this on an 80-plus-mile day! -- my advice is to have the kind of Thermax and/or Polartech that you can ride in."

"That day we had snow in July I wore seven layers of lightweight Thermax and was just able to stay warm while riding. When I pulled off the rode to commune with nature, however, I FROZE."

"The scenery is out of this world, really."

"More spectacular than almost anything I saw on my TransAmerica Trail ride across America back in 1978. I mean, they have FIORDS up there!"

"Also, if you have a propensity to get seasick, bring pills. You'll need them. Especially if you go out on one of the lobster boats that doubles as a sightseeing boat in the off-season. They bounce the waves like you will not believe."

"But you'll see caribou and seals and waterfowl and maybe even whales. You may even see the polar bear we missed."

"You almost surely will see icebergs."

"Also, if you are driving off the ferry up to Deer Lake, do not, REPEAT, DO NOT get caught out on the highway at night. You WILL SEE MOOSE. And they WILL RUN IN FRONT OF YOUR CAR. Happened to me twice on the drive in."

"Remember, it may be July here in the States, but up there the weather is incredibly changeable. I mean, it can be 70 degrees and sunny and then 15 minutes later it's 50 and rainy and then 15 minutes later and it's 70 and sunny again."

"It's a once in a lifetime trip! Enjoy!"

F. Iannotti