Fjord Day

Today we left Tadoussac and started making our way back to Quebec City, the long way. We drove through the Sagunay Fjords towards Roberval.
Our first stop was Baie des Rochers. We were told by a tourist information person that there was a recently a forest fire there and wasn't anything to see, so need to stop. Ger of course needed to check it out. I agreed because I thought the name, Bay of Rocks, sounded like something we should see. Off we went. There wasn't any evidence of a forest fire with the exception of the fact that the hiking trails were all closed. The bay itself was lovely and, you guessed it, full of rocks. Once Ger got his fill of photos we left to make our way to the next stop.
We found a cute little town, Petit Saguenay, and decided to stop. I went off to find some soup for lunch, while Ger went into the tourist information centre to find the best places to view the fjords. Turns out there were a number of places to stop in the area to view the fjords, and the restaurant beside the tourist information centre sold potage, yum. It was a funky little restaurant and artisan shoppe that also sold medicinal herbs. Ger took a video. It's not the best quality because of being sent between phones but it gives a good idea of the place.
Next stop was the quai at Petit Saguenay. This was a beautiful spot. Turns out the Saguenay River is effected by the tides and there is a little island just off the shore. If you aren't careful and go to the island and the tide comes in you are stuck there for about 5 hours. It was low tide when we got there so no worries. We didn't go but could see a couple of families enjoying the walk on the island. At the end of the quai was a gazebo. There was a gentleman getting ready to perform, sing and play guitar. He said it would be about 30 minutes. I think he realized Ger was excited to hear him sing so he played a few songs. It was nice to have our own personal mini-concert. We left before the actual performance because it was getting on to almost two o'clock. In four hours we managed to only travel 45 minutes worth of our 2 1/2 hour drive, and we still had one more stop to make.
We stopped at the Parc National du Fjord-du-Saguenay. This looked like a really nice place to spend a day hiking and enjoying the view. It was mid afternoon so we took a walk down to the shore to see the fjords. It was getting late so back into the car so we could to Roberval before dark.Leggi altro