Heading South

After leaving Sainte-Anne-des-Monts we passed our northern most point and began heading south. Being above 49* is quite an accomplishment for a pleasure boat on the east coast.

As we traveled along the Gaspe' Peninsula we passed the northern most point of the Appalachian mountains.

And some truley impressive and rugged cliffs.

And more picturesque lighthouses.

Our next several stops were in fishing villages. Some had floating docks but most had large walls which took some creative line handling. The first was Rivie're'-au-Renard which is a very busy commercial fishing port.

After rounding the Gaspe' we passed by the famous Pierce' Rock.

After one last stop in Quebec we crossed over to New Brunswick and the town of Caraquet. There was no room in the marina and we were again on a wall in the fishing port. This pier is also very popular with the locals who come out to fish or just cruise the jetty.

One thing about this stretch of the trip is that we are now on larger and mostly unprotected bodies of water. We have to me very careful on route planning as winds are often higher than forecast. The following is an idea of less than perfect conditions crossing the Northumberland Strait. After the crossing we are now in Summerside on Prince Edward Island, our 4th Provence on this trip. The landscape is very different and the soil is very red.

We're going to spend a few days here to let the weather calm down. It's a nice little town with lot's of activity around the waterfront. On Friday night there is a very popular car show.

And Saturday afternoons the local brewery hosts a Ceilidh (Kay-Lee) which is also very popular. One last thing of note is that yesterday was the 12th anniversary of our taking the helm of Chasing 80! Of course we toasted her with some little beers!

PS: For some reason when starting this post it opened in Edit mode. Hopefully the formating isn't too messed up. I tried to include a couple of links about the Perce' rock and the Ceilidh but it appears they don't work.