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Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico

This is our first trip to Mexico without my Aunt Ruth. She passed away December 12 but had organized this trip when we were with her last year. Her plan was to come to Ontario to celebrate my mom’s 90th birthday, stay with us over Christmas, then we would accompany her to Mexico for 9Continue reading “Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico”

Musings on the Gaspe Pensinsula

Now that the trip is over, just a few random thoughts. Was it worth driving 3,706 km? Yes, absolutely, although the 401/20/40 parts of the Highway driving were just dull. We typically leave main highways whenever possible, and Hwy. 138 on the north shore of the St. Lawrence and Hwy. 132 around the Gaspe PensinsulaContinue reading “Musings on the Gaspe Pensinsula”

Gaspe Pensinsula Day 10

The grand trip is finished. 3,706km in 10 days. Route from Ancaster, Ontario along the 401/407 to Hwy 40 in Quebec the Hudson to Oka ferry, north of Montreal to Trois Rivieres, along Hwy 138 to Tadoussac which also involves a short ferry, crossing the St. Lawrence River from Les Escoumin to Trois Pistoles thenContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 10”

Gaspe Pensinsula Day 9

It rained steadily for the first 6 hours of the trip today. But if it’s going to rain, it might as well be while we’re driving. By the time we crossed into Ontario the rain stopped so we did a couple of excursions off the highway. The first was The Lost Villages Museum, which wasContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 9”

Gaspe Pensinsula Day 8

On September 11th started our trek from Ontario to the North shore of the St. Lawrence, crossed over by ferry to Trois Pistoles and started the Gaspe trip at St. Flavie heading clockwise on Hwy 132 around the point into Gaspe and Perce. Since then we’ve been coming along the Baie des Chaleurs and todayContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 8”

Gaspe Peninsula Day 7

It rained all night and into the morning but we took our time getting ready to hit the road and by then the rain was intermittent. Typically it rained when we were driving and was fine when we stopped, so pretty ideal considering. Our first stop was at a beach called Pabos Mills where theContinue reading “Gaspe Peninsula Day 7”

Gaspe trip Day 6

A tropical cyclone is not what you want to be hearing about when anticipating a boat cruise. The rain started at 8am as we headed out to get our tickets for the tour of Perce Rock and Bonaventure Island. Fortunately we were prepared with rain gear. Ken already owns a knee length rain coat, andContinue reading “Gaspe trip Day 6”

Gaspe Peninsula Day 5

We got really lucky today as everything we had planned relied on good weather, and we got it! Today was mostly spent getting to and touring around Forillon National Park at the far end of the Gaspe Pensinsula. We were told that the day before was foggy and windy, and tomorrow a storm is expected,Continue reading “Gaspe Peninsula Day 5”

Gaspe Pensinsula Day 4

The weather turned out surprisingly well which was fortunate as we had several outdoor activities planned. Our first stop was to see some unusual sculptures at the Marcel Gagnon gallery in St. Flavie which depict people emerging from the river. It was low tide so we hope to have high tide on the way backContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 4”

Gaspe Pensinsula Day 3

Despite the prediction of rain, most of our day was dry. We crossed the St. Lawrence in the morning from Les Escoumin to Trois Pistoles and it was cool and foggy but we had little rain. We had hoped to see whales on the crossing but no such luck. It is a remarkably small ferryContinue reading “Gaspe Pensinsula Day 3”