Category: Canada
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Lobster and a Bike Ride
44℉ at 5:00 with a high of 77℉ Friday, October 7, 2016 It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada, so everyone is out, and the campground is quickly filling up. The weather forecast is great, except Sunday it is supposed to rain. We needed a few things from the grocery, so we drove to Saint-Louis (not THAT…
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Biking Kouchibouguac to Kelly’s Beach
Driving Rt 11 south for an hour, we switched to 117 that goes along the coast of New Brunswick. It’s a rough, bouncy road that only gives you views of the water every now and then. Finally the road enters Kouchibouguac National Park and becomes nicely paved. Moose warning signs were all along the route.…
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Caraquet and The Acadian Isles
40℉ at 7:00 with a high of 72℉ We are camped at a lovely campground facing Chaleur Bay at Camping Caraquet in the cute town of Caraquet. We drove to the tip of Acadia Isles that define the southern tip of Chaleur Bay. As we crossed a bridge, lots of cars were pulled over and…
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Percé and on to New Richmond
42℉ at 5:00 with high of 55 Monday, October 3, 2016 We packed up and headed south. I had a relapse with my cold, so I wasn’t feeling too spunky, but it was a pretty drive on a very windy day. When we got to Percé the winds were blowing up a gale, but the sky was…
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Hike Mont-Saint-Alban Loop
40℉ at 5:00 with a high of 66 Sunday, October 2, 2016 We decided to hike the Mont-Saint-Alban Loop, a 7,8K, 3.5-hour hike to the lookout tower, over the other side and back. It’s a pretty steep hike from Cap-B0n-Ami, but the views are spectacular. You get several viewing areas along the way where we…
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Hike to Cap Gaspè
41℉ at 5:00 am and high of 69℉ Saturday, October 1, 2016 We moved from Camping des Appalache to Parc National Forillon. We stopped for groceries, and then went to a pêcherie (fish store) close to the docks. So hard to choose what to buy, we settled on a bag of mussels, a Halibut steak,…
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Driving to Gaspè
30℉ at 6:00 with a high of 72 We packed up and headed out to Gaspè by 9:30. Martha had read about a few things she wanted to see along the way. We have no cell service here, and I can’t connect to Sepaq’s (the parks) WIFI, so we aren’t sure where we will camp,…
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Hike Le mont Ernest-Laforce
29℉ at 6:00 and 60℉ at 3:00 It was a bit chilly when we started out hiking le mont Ernest Laforce, but soon after starting the climb, I started peeling off layers. It is all a graveled path, so it’s not so bad. At the top is a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains, two…
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Drive to Parc National de la Gaspésie
39℉ at 6:00 am, high 56 Wednesday, September 28, 2016 There was a beautiful sunrise over the bay at Bic National Park. After a few chores, we set out east on #132 to Parc National DE LA Gaspésie. This road is a good one, much better than I anticipated, and it often travels right on…
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Parc national du Lac-Témiscouata
60℉ at 6:00 and a high of 75 Sunday, September 18, 2016 After a good night’s sleep, I felt a bit better. We went up to the very cool Visitor’s Center where we met Brigette, who had waited for us until 8:00 last night! Geez, I am so sorry! Like many Quebec people, she said…