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| Perce Rock |
We have been catching our breath along the Gaspespie Peninsula in southern Quebec. Sadly our beloved little bear Yukon was lost, but another traveling companion has joined us now named Gaspe. He will share in the next adventures as we head into the Maritimes of Canada during the next few months. The Gaspe Peninsula joins the inland rough and rocky mountains and sea coastal villages for some 500 miles. The small inland fruit farms, wilderness national parks, and coast harbors 18th century fishing villages are shielded by the mountains.
Driving the main road that follows the coastline has been fun as the beauty and lure of the sea is always close at hand here.Every village has a silver steeple church as its focal landmark. The peninsula is noted for its twenty-six lighthouses. It was hard not to pass by one of them without catching a snapshot. The journey has been broken up with an occasional stop along the way. We especially enjoyed visiting Mont-Joli for a stroll early on a Sunday morning to see the towns nineteen fresco paintings on the walls of buildings. Grand-Metis was a small town boasting one of Canada’s most beautiful gardens with over 3,000 species of flowers. It was an exotic haven for any photographer. Situated out to sea south of the small resort village on Perce is Rocher Perce. This famous pierced rock landmark is the result of tidal erosion. In the 1930’s Perce became a popular spot for artists and still contains many galleries.
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| Gaspe our latest traveling companion joins in the adventures |
So how is life traveling and living in a motor home after three months you might wonder. Well we do regular chores like cooking, dish washing, making the bed, tidying the place, sweeping, cleaning the refrig, laundry, grocery shopping, etc. Gas station stops? Yikes don’t ask. We seldom make camping reservations ahead unless getting near larger cities which we tend to try to avoid. Evenings are spent usually downloading digital photos into the laptop computer, reading up on the coming day attractions and/or mapping out the next destination route.And yes indeed, we are still speaking to one another.
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| Cap Chat Lighthouse |
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| Driftwood sculptures |
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| Day Lily at Grand Metis Gardens |
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| Atlantic Ocean first time testing the water.... burr...colder than the Pacific |
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| Candids around the Gaspesie Peninsula of southern Quebec |
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| Lighthouse in St. Anne Marie |
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| Perce Rock |
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| After chatting with Jean-Marie at the Perce Wharf buying his accordian songs was a must. |
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| Typical steeple church along the Gaspe Peninsula |
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| Artist on the Wharf in Perce |
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| Les Jardins by the pond in Grand Metix |
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| Gannets nesting at Bonnaventure Island |
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| Fresco wall painting in Mont-Joli |
