We left early and stopped for coffee and goodbyes before going our separate ways home! Last official day on the road,it was a misty cool morning at 5 C. We picked up our Rotties who were as always delighted to see us as we were them, headed off home and thankfully no puppy puke on…
Month: August 2019
Day 9…. back to Godbout!
After a great dinner with great friends we headed back for an early night. Woke up early had breakfast and headed straight to Godbout to get on the ferry at 11, weather looks good so hopefully no more cancellations! We have to be back in Grand Pre tomorrow before 12 to pick up our beloved…
Day 8 …Baie-Comeau
Our campsite last night was spectacular, breathtaking scenery! We lucked out and were able to camp right on the lake. This morning we woke up to loon calls nothing nicer than that! We had our coffee and showers and headed out for a lovely kayak paddle on this stunning lake! The water was so calm…
Day 7-Minganie-Port Cartier
We were up at 4:30 this morning way before we should’ve been up. The rain came pouring down just as we started packing up. We went to the excursion building paid for the trip and had a last loo run We were all decked out in beautiful big red life jackets., that are definitely not…
Day 6 – Longue-Pointe-de- Minganie
Fantastic day, no driving chilling big time on this stunning beach location. “Our Canadian Labradorite is considered a magical stone for those who travel and embrace the universe. Inuit peoples claim Labradorite fell from the frozen fire of the Aurora Borealis, transforming to the extraordinary and separating reality from unseen realms. ” We scored the beach for…
Day 5 – to Kegashka we go!
Our day started early and as we packed up the black flies and mosquitos literally ate us alive! Could not get out of there fast enough. We stopped off at a look-off point called Baie-Johan-Beetz and literally found thousands of blueberries and had a nice early morning feast 😊 Wind blown but what a stunning…
Day 4 – Minganie – Chilling
What another stunning morning, the fog hanging low over the gulf of St Lawrence As we waited for the sun to burn off the mist we sat around the fire and warmed our toes drinking our morning brew! A slow lazy day, caught up on some work, charged batteries and even washed our hair, …you…
Day 3 – Rivière-au-Tonnerre-Minganie
Woke up to a beautiful sunrise no alarm today, sound of the waves crashing against the rocky shore. Hundreds of ducks in the still water. As we made our way along the whale route we had to stop for some magnificent falls, with significantly more water than Churchill falls. A lovely drive along the water…
Day 2 – Godbout-Riviere-Au-Tonnerre
About two hour crossing on the ferry amazing to think a river can be this big!! Beautiful scenery, stunning beaches and lovely weather. Clocked approx 300kms, easy day! Stopped in at a lighthouse at Baie-Trinite where they charged five bucks a person to literally walk a few couple metres, no English signs at all, kind…
Day 1 -Drive to Matane
On the road … first stop is Matane. We are taking the ferry across the ST. Lawrence early Sat morning to Godbout Quebec. Long stretch yesterday about a 7 hr trip to Matane. 885km done and dusted A concoction of weather hot and sunny to dark and gloomy and pouring rain, what a start to…