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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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Haircut and a Great Waterfall
39℉ at 6:00, a rainy morning, Tuesday, September 27, 2016 It rained hard all morning, so we read our books and made cranberry muffins from the Trappist Monks. By 11:00 we were stir-crazy and the rain was letting up, so we drove east to Rimouski so Martha could get a haircut. The ladies at the…
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Biking Le Portage and La Grève
34℉ at 6:00 with a high of 60 Monday, September 26th We rode the bike trails across the valley of Parc National du Bic. It’s not a big park, so the ride was about 12.5 miles through beautiful forrest and along fields lined with rail fences. The park is along a series of bays defined…
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Parc National du Bic
We drove north to Parc National du Bic on the St. Lawrence River. The mountains are very old, worn down to steep hills, but still very pretty. The bays are home to seals, called phoques in French. The pronunciation of this word makes interesting conversation in English. Driving around the park to get the big…
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Laura and Willie
A very special thank you to these two amazing ladies. Friends of Gayle Wooten’s, they have taken such wonderful care of her in her time of need. Gayle’s incredible group of friends continue to support her in so many ways. A card, a note or a phone call mean so much. We spent a great…