Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused. - Anonymous

We have left our fears

and our intrepidations 

behind!

The East Coast calls!

We have been on the road for 7 days (including today, Monday Sept. 19th) having left Fenelon Falls on Sept. 13th.

We had our  First a beer  of the day at THE REDNECK BISTRO in Calabogie ON

Stayed at The  Rideau River Provincial Park

South of Ottawa

Raining cats and Dogs

wind blowing a hun'

 after a very late start the next day we eventually drove from south of Montreal along Highway 135 beside the St. Lawerence River

This was an incredible drive leisurely taken through rural Quebec, rich farms and quaint villages that reminded me so much of France.

  

 

We stopped along the way at a maritime Museum to visit The 1939 built icebreaker The Ernest LaPoint.

We went into Quebec City driving through Old Town and over to a Marche.  Never have I seen such a fine selection of GOOD craft beer.

Stayed in a couple of great National and Provincial Parks like this one!

In Rimouska I toured the Onandaga Submarine.  

HMCS Onondaga (S73) is an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Built in the mid-1960s, Onondaga operated primarily with the Maritime Forces Atlantic until her decommissioning in 2000 as the last Canadian Oberon.

I hae no idea how the men on that ship were able to stand the cramped quarters.  There must have been a height restriction to under  5'10".  

Stayed at Le Mechins Camping Pignon Vert to wash some cloths!

Spectacular Sunset.  Loved the Name for some reason.

Submarine.

After a drive through some of the most scenic country I have ever been in, we arrived at Canadian National Park Forillon on the Gaspe Peninsula.

  Absolutely lovely weather all the way through.

And Swam in Perce with the world renowned Perce Rock in the background. 

Perce Rock Is a UNSECO World Hereitage Geo Site.

Percé Rock (French: Rocher Percé, meaning "pierced rock") is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock appears from a distance like a ship under sail.[1] It is one of the world's largest natural arches located in water and is considered a geologically and historically rich natural icon of Quebec. It is a major attraction in the Gaspésie region.[

The Percé Rock, described as "the monstrous giant; pierced through by an immense eye, now green, now gray, now blue or violet, according to the moods of the sea", is linked in legend to a young man of a noble French family.

the last 7 days have been absolutely spectacular .  The scenery along the St. Lawrence Seaway and up through the Gaspe Bay really stunning.  We are in love with the villages, the little towns and the people. 

Brian and Fancy.