It's going to take several days to tell you all about our amazing trip to Quebec City and back.
First I MUST say a huge thank you to my traveling companion, Brenda. She was the best person to travel with. She is able to read when she drives, which I'm not able to do, so it worked out very well. She had the guide books and kept us up to date on every little nook and cranny along the way. There was no way we were going to miss anything of any importance.
We got away, pretty much right on time on Saturday morning. We dropped Lloyd's car off at the airport so he would have wheels when he came back to the island later in the afternoon, then we were on our way. We worked our way across the bridge, through part of New Brunswick and on into Quebec. There was some pretty scenery along the way. We stopped at the first Tourist Information Centre we found and picked up maps, brochures and travel guides to help us along the way. We planned to reach Chandler, QC by the end of the day, which we did. It wasn't far from Perce Rock and it would give us a good start in the morning. We found a motel in town and settled in for our visit. We headed out to the patio adjoining the restaurant for some supper. After way too much food (we couldn't finish it all) and really way too much beer (our half a pitcher of beer arrived as a full pitcher, which we also couldn't finish) we headed out for a walk around town and along the river. It had been a long day for both of us so he called it an early night. But when you call it an early night, then you're wide awake earlier as well.
Because we were up so early, we took a bit of time to explore the local artisan's gallery. It would have been nice to stay and visit longer once it opened but time didn't permit such luxury. We did have time to explore the exhibits outside that told the story of the towns pulp and paper history.
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| The artisan's gallery |
We were eager to head out to Perce Rock, about an hours drive away. We saw in the brochures that we could rent sea kayaks and paddle out and around the rock. That sounded perfect!
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| Spectacular scenery along the way |
The drive to Perce was exceptional. The road was winding and hilly and every new turn presented us with yet another magnificent vista to view. We took pictures but they really don't do the scenery justice. Not every view was of the water! Brenda spotted these unique sculptures as we passed by so we had to turn around and snap a couple of pictures.
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| Creative driftwood |
We arrived in town a little before 8:00 but they weren't able to accommodate us until 10:15. Not to worry.
We spent that time wandering around the town and visiting the numerous little gift shops.
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| A very scenic little town, that soon got very busy |
A stop at a bakery for some tea and the most amazing pastries I've ever eaten made for a great breakfast.
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| One of many "Not a Tim's" stops |
Finally it was time for us to head out onto the water. More on that next time when I get the pictures from Brenda.
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| Our first view of the rock |
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