We challenge everyone to say "Kouchibaque"... Believe you can sign up for a private lesson to learn how to say it cause even having someone repeat it multiple times, it's still a challenge.
We're back on the eastern coast of New Brunswick and our good fortune, the weather, has turned and we're now practicing the art of "tarpology". The first thing you should do when you go to set up a tarp is to be sure you have Chris with you... Oh well, next time.
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| Wait, was Chris actually there?? |
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| Don't let the sun/shade fool you.. |
We enjoyed wonderful lobster and seafood while in Canada but the best was when we purchased directly from the lobster man at the pier.. $4.00 per pound and worth every penny.
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| Purchasing lobsters from the boat |
From New Brunswick, we crossed into Quebec and headed for Gaspe. Upon arriving in Quebec, we stopped for breakfast and were very pleased to find tourtiere (meat pie) on the menu. Not sure about all you people from the south but tourtiere is a traditional french food. Even though we'd been in Canada for nearly a month, we only came upon tourtier when we entered 'french' Canada. And yes, the language of Quebec is French... Some people got a real chuckle from my 'not so good' french but appreciated my efforts often giving me an encouraging smile which was frequently followed with a little laughter.
Little known fact, one of the best fossil sites/museum in the world is located on the south coast of Gaspe. Amazing fossils and an excellent presentation for even the less than enthusiastic anthropologist (me). As for Dan (and I know Lauren), loved the museum.
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| The best fossil museum in North America |
Many of you know, both Dan and I are morning people and enjoy the quiet moments an early morning has to offer. The Gaspe coast did not disappoint us as we enjoyed morning walks near the campground.
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| Early morning walk near the campground |
The following series of pictures were taken from an observation tower from which you could see New Brunswick, the Gaspe peninsula, way out into the Bay of St Lawrence and on a clear day, all the way to Newfoundland.
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| Gaspe observation tower |
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| Gaspe observation tower |
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| Gaspe, observation tower |
It's difficult to capture but the water is so very clean, you can see the birds as they dive for fish.
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| Chris, think you can make this shot? |
Early morning walk.
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| Only if desperate.. |
A curious site, birds all marching into the ocean. This march went on and on..
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| Note the birds marching into the ocean |
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| Larger view of the birds marching into the water |
Each day was a different hike, some long and some short. Waterfalls were not as common as you might think but we did get to see a number of beautiful falls.
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| Another beautiful waterfall |
The coast of Gaspe is as beautiful as that of Newfoundland. While there, we hiked to the very tip of the peninsula on the International Appalachian Trail (IAT). The IAT begins in Maine where the Appalachian Trail ends and continues through Eastern Canada and the tip of Gaspe.
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| Hike along the Gaspe coast |
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| Hike along the Gaspe coast |
On the IAT return, we knew we were in bear country as there were signs everywhere. It was good that we were keeping a watchful eye as this little guy came through the fence just ahead of us. We weren't interested in locating his mother for him so we quickly retraced our steps and found an alternate return path.. Very exciting to actually see a bear cub in the wild..
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| Bear Cub |
From Gaspe, it's off to Quebec City.
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