Leaving Quebec and on to New Brunswick

We camped in New Carlisle on the edge of Baie des Chaleurs (Warm Bay) named by Cartier, it’s also a member of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club. We found another poissonnerie so it was lobster for supper with crab leg appetizer, very yummy! But you would think that two people who love crustasions as much as we do would have come a little better prepared as far as tools were concerned. If you can believe, we resorted to using the back of the hatchet! So today I bought some more appropriate utensils, now we are on the look out for a lobster pot, so we can buy vivant (live) ones next time.

A lobster in every pot, oh I think I may have misquoted, n'est pas?

We have been driving past/through the most picturesque towns and villages, the guide book says Gaspe is comprised of 17 coastal villages spread out over 135 km and Perce has 10 villages spread over 60 km. I read somewhere that ‘the Gaspe is a postcard’, very apt, everywhere you look is a beautiful sight! We stopped in the village of Perce and after checking out the ‘rock’ we walked around, very busy tourist town, like Banff, with few places for our ensemble to park. We parked beside a ‘No Parking’ sign (right behind a motorhome parked beside another no parking sign) so Denis could sample another microbrasserie, Pit Caribou. Since this was our last day in Quebec he had to pull out all the stops!

Roche Perce

Strange customs prevail, yesterday afternoon when we were in Tim Hortons a young man in very strange, skimpy attire with a noose around his neck was paraded through, an early start on a stag party I assume.

Oh, before we left Quebec we just happened upon another microbrasserie in Carlton-sur-mere, Le Naufrageur. My weakness is the boulangerie and we both love the poissonnerie. Denis had planned to visit the Battle of Restigouche Historic Site but their AC was not working so they were closed. This change of plans brought us into Campbelltown, New Brunswick a few hours earlier than expected. We visited tourist information and picked up additional brochures, we are really supporting the pulp & paper industry on this trip. We walked around a bit and read about how terribly my Anglo ancestors treated Denis’ French ancestors. Actually as I’m mostly Scottish and Irish, I think my ancestors didn’t fare much better (with the English) and Denis has not been able to find his family name anywhere we’ve been. We set out on the Acadian Coastal Drive by Dalhousie (where we missed a microbrewery) and on to Charlo where their ‘Summer Splash’ was on, which consisted of a show & shine and country music (my favourite!). They were serving hot dogs, fish & chips, scallops & chips and last but not least huge, heaping plates of mussels for $6.50. Too bad for us we had just eaten lunch! And the country music was live, so it was OK. Everything was set up right on the edge of the beach: kids playing in the water, half a dozen jet skis running around and several boats anchored in the bay listening to the music, If we had stayed later in the day there was fireworks. Travelling pretty much continuously through small towns along the way, we are in Bathurst for the night.

Another Province, and another hour lost! 

 

No Denis, that's not a poissonnerie

We have not seen another Alberta licence plate since KOA in Quebec City, Denis thinks Debby and Glenn were the last Albertans through here.

Only three more provinces to go!