Saturday, 25 June 2011

Not where I was and not where I want to be.

Well it has been a while. So lets get caught up. We left Rimouski at 2030 and motored overnight to St. Anne De Monts. left because the Marina wanted to charge us an extra night!! if we stayed past 2200! even after buying $250 worth of fuel. Anyhow it was an uneventfull motor boat ride all the way. got to see the sun set and rise. Whoopie.
Tried anchoring at St. Ann De mont but informed we couldn't because of all the fishing boats in and out. So took a dock in front of Kanik. Crew's went shopping I did some mainenance and Bruce went up his mast to replace a broken halyard. glad it wasn't me.
Left St. Ann the next morning in the rain and motored to a little harbour called Bai Madeline a very nice well protected small harbour that I wouldn't approach in anything other than a flat calm or West wind.Just outside in the bay were 8 Humpbacks feeding and putting on quite a show.
 Kanik has an enclosure and they wer'nt seeing much, so I was glad that I could show them some whales. think they may have thought we were pulling their legs with all our sitings. Left there and you guesed it motored to Rivierre Renard where we anchored out in the enclosed harbour. More whales on the way in 12 Fin backs and maybe 3 Blue whales Lots of Caplin stinking up the beaches so that's what the whales are feeding on and getting fat. Lot's of calves around to which is a good sign for the populations.
Had dinner on board Kanik Fresh turbot cooked by Linda and I supplied the BBq'd Potatoes and carrotts and beer. Probably the last meal we will have together as they went into Gape and we will try and head east.





Fri. June24/11 0700 left Rivierre Renard. Kaqnik allready gone. dull cold gray morning. Motorboat ride East into headwinds passed the Gaspe headland across the gaspe to Perce rock where took some photos and on down to L ans Beaufil which is french for son in Law beach. where we are now and will be until at least tomorrow and possibly Monday as Strong Wind 20-25+ from the SE. When we get away we'll head for the Magdeline islands or Cape North on the tip of Cape Breton. Still having fun.

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