Camping Baie des Campucins

A goal was to camp on the water/beach and we certainly found one!!! We are steps from the water, if only the fog would clear.
This is the opposite of the last campground. Electric only, lots ofLæs mere
Parc National de la Gaspésie

We learned that the Parc National de la Gaspésie was created in 1937 to preserve the mountain caribou, the Sainte-Anne River and the Gaspesian mountains.
It was a gorgeous drive from the coast intoLæs mere
Sentier Mont Albert

This hike was definitely a tough climb up. Listed as 5.7km and we enjoyed the km marker signs along the way, but often felt we’d hiked further than the sign said! 🤣 🥾
Sommet Albert Nord!!!

We made it!!! They have nice benches at the top, lots of rocks and a gorgeous 360 view. Enjoyed hearing all of the French from the many hikers at the top with us. Fun to see kids and families makingLæs mere
Framboises!!!

Raspberries lined the trail the last couple of kilometers down. 😋
Angus found us a garter snake, too! 🐍
Baie des Capucins

Loving this campground. Nice to snuggle in a relax after our big hike. 11.6 km will wear anyone out. So worth it!
We loved the camping in the boat, so fun!
Lots of fisherman here as well. We read upLæs mere
Skipping rocks!

No better way to get the day started than skipping and throwing rocks 🪨 😊
We found some snails 🐌 and shrimp 🦐 swimming in the water, too.
Gaspé Peninsula Drive

We drove up the peninsula more today passing lots of pretty towns nestled along the way. Foggy, but beautiful nonetheless.
One interesting thing is that many houses have driveways that wrap aroundLæs mere
Camping Griffon

Arrived at our next campground and it didn’t disappoint! Right on the cliff and 75 steps down to the water.
This is the very first campground on any of our trips where we have found a COMPOSTLæs mere
Forillon National Park #1 - Visitor Cen.

Hit the end peninsula this morning at the Parc National Forillon. Figured out that this is a Canadian national park whereas the others we have visited are Québec National Parks.
Amazing visitorLæs mere
Forillon #2 - Mont-Saint-Alban

We decided to drive to the south entrance to begin our hike up to Mont-Saint-Alban from the Grande-Grave parking area. In total it was about 2.3km to the top (including our hike from where we parked)Læs mere
Forillon #3 - Mont-Saint-Alban Tour

We reached the top of the observation tower for a 360• view. So worth it!
Mont-Saint-Alban 285 meters
*Footprint may say 68•, but let us tell you that it felt much warmer and the air was thickLæs mere
Forillon #4 - Hike 2!

Why stop at one 4.6km hike for the day?!? Not us! We trudged on to the Land’s End called Cap-Gaspé.
On the way out we took the Sentier Les Graves, 4km that wound along the coast and up onto theLæs mere
Forillon #5 - SIA / IAT

We have been seeing these signs with SIA / IAT and finally figured it out.
Sentier Internacional des Appalaches /
International Appalachian Trail
This trail is connected to Mount Katahdin in Maine,Læs mere
Forillon #6 - Penouille

After finishing our two long hikes we drove to the southwestern section of the park called Penouille. This was our first look at a sand beach and it didn’t disappoint. You could walk out really farLæs mere
Camping Griffon Night 2

Showers! .25/75 seconds, $1/5 min. Cheaper than our last campground that was $2/5min(only accepted dollar coins aka Loonies). Loving the shower curtain. 🐟 🐠
Almost forgot to include a fewLæs mere
Griffon Beach Walk

Our final beach walk on this gorgeous black and white stones beach. We saw a phoque/seal this morning! Very peaceful all around and a wonderful way to start our day. 🦭 🪨
Two videos are added toLæs mere
Haulte Municipale Barachois

Québec, along the Gaspé Peninsula at least, has not disappointed with the municipal rest areas. Every single town on the coast has one complete with a stunning view, picnic tables, informationalLæs mere
Sites along 132

These pictures represent some of the views as we drove along 132 today. At one point, if you took away the trees, it felt like we were in the western US climbing through some steep territory. It was aLæs mere
Parc National de Île Bonaventure

Parc National de Île Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
We drove through Percé that was full of tourists so we ventured on, but not before seeing this amazing rock. What a beautiful coastline we areLæs mere
Hommard!! 🦞

Angus was craving some seafood after passing by numerous fishing towns and seeing stacks of lobster traps. We found a nice restaurant by the sea and ordered a lobster salad, fish and chips and aLæs mere
Fleurs et Vélos

This one town we passed through had bikes at every corner with flowers and other things to decorate the corner. What a fun idea!
Campground Pointe-Taylor

Arrived at our last campground in Québec. This is another campground on the beach and after dinner we went for a stroll to enjoy the sunset. Nice and easy pull through site with full hook-ups.
Plage Pointe-Taylor

Sunset hike at the campground beach. Loving this spot! Très beau 🌅
Tim Horton’s

Had to check out Tim Horton’s before leaving the country. Yummy and Patrick was surprised to hear French still, but if you look where we are, we are still super close to Québec.