Pointe-Noir

Today we drove from La Malbaie to Tadoussac where we will be spending the next two nights. Technically a one hour drive but it took pretty much a solid four hours. This whole area from just outside La Malbaie to north of Tadoussac is a protected marine area and is controlled by Parks Canada. It is a unique park in Canada because it is water not land. It is one of only a few marine protected areas in the world.
Our first stop was at Port aux Percil. It is an Irish town set in a very pretty area by the coast.
Then just up the road a bit is St Simion. We went down to the beach area and watched the gulls drop urchins while in flight. This would crack open the urchin's prickly shell. The gull could then get the meat out of the shell. Lunch is served. Much better gull experience than my Scotland experience.
From there we went to Pointe-Noire. This is one of three Parks Canada interpretive centres in the marine park. It is the point where the St Lawrence River meets the Sagunay River. I got to see a whale breech, so that was fun! We could see Tadoussac just across the confluence.
Once we got our fill of trying to see whales we made our way to Tadoussac.Read more