Today was a travel day, but it was only 120 miles, a little over 6 hours to drive and gawk! This drive was quite simply extraordinary, the whole way. Good road (mostly) were a blessing, a fear not realized. Tonight we are in Matane, in their municipal park, Camping Parc Sirois la Baleine. The park has full hookup, free WIFI, and is level and grass. The St. Lawrence is right across the road. Weather today was fantastic, warmer as advertised, a bit windy, but extremely pleasant since we made camp.
So why 6 hours? Well the tourists touristed. Our first stop was Le Bic National Park, where the boat launch area is. This gave us a great view of the rocks a rugged coastline. Our second was Pointe-Au-Pere Lighthouse. We didn’t spend too much time since Paul missed the turn off. There is also a submarine on display that can be visited.
We caught up with Paul at our last stop, Redford Gardens in Grand Metis. We spent about an hour and a half visiting the gardens and former mansion. Very pretty and well worth the time and cost ($16 per person). After making camp we drove into Matane to see the Salmon River, a famous Atlantic Salmon fishery. We did see a couple of fisherman, but we don’t know what is running. We picked up some fresh fish for dinner tonight…salmon (no, not Atlantic, but farm raised). We passed on the lobsters. Another campfire is scheduled for tonight.
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