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Lions, Tigers and Bears
Having a 6+ hour drive ahead of us and plans for the destination, we decided to get going relatively early. Although it was still late by working people's standards, we did stop to collect Tim Horton's on the way (think Starbucks but better food, only filter coffee but less than half the price.) We arrived at St. Félicien and went straight to the zoo. Since it was a couple of hours before closing time, not everything was open so ...
Saguenay Fjord and Port
... ended I must complement Bernie Wilder for an enjoyable show. He is a harmonica player of all things and he does a fabulous performance. He has played with symphonies from around the world and played tonight with the Hellcats the resident band on the Eurodam this voyage. We all wondered how could a harmonica player do a solo or play accompanied by a symphony when we went and all I can say is he did wonderfully. The music was lively and varied, a very energetic performance enjoyed by all. ...
Lac St-Jean and Saguenay fjord
... bloody entrance! :-D At least it gave us the chance to see Ste-Monique and to have a picnic on the lake at Peribonka! :-)
When we finally reached the park, we had a walk on the beach Baywatch-style, the lake is so huge that it looks like the sea... then a lovely walk between the trees, chit-chatting and admiring the views, the little lakes, forests, sunset. Lovely day!
The evening saw a great dinner with our hosts: (veggie tart (and mustard ...
On the road to the lake!
... pilot! Great team, we didn't get lost once and made the trip in 2h instead of the 4h announced by ViaMichelin!
We're finally leaving the cities behind us and delving into nature... trees everywhere, road winding through the forests, this is proper canadian outdoors as I imagined it. Funny road signs warning for collisions with caribous and frozen roads... And the canadian radio with country music and funny accents for the soundtrack to our trip :-)
We arrived in ...
Ein Überbleibsel der letzten Eiszeit
... Wale an (darunter auch die grössten Säugetiere der Welt, die Blauwale)... Leider haben wir dieses Mal gar keinen von den grossen Fische gesehen :-(
In Lac St. Jean machten wir einen kurzen Übernachtungsstop und verliessen diesen am nächsten Morgen sogleich auch wieder (unheimlich windig und sehr kalt). Nun sind wir im Parc National de la Mauricie, nordöstlich von Montreal gelegen, welches unser heutiges Etappenziel ist.
Eure Isabelle und ...
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