Leaving Gaspe

Sunday Aug. 23
Sunday after a week of convalescing, ( well actually not, really we were just visiting with my sister, rebuilding some long overdue relationships ) we headed out down the road again. It felt good to be driving again. We stocked up on food in down town Gaspe. Because of the hurricane a big cruise ship had come way back into the safe harbour. It was somewhat of an anomaly for this port of late so the whole town came out to take pictures. The ship had a bunch of tenders running people in and out to shore, so the grocery store was full of foreigners. Kind of made us feel like long time citizens.
Next stop down the road was Perce Rock. This big rock that God built right out into the water has a big hole washed in it and has become a tourist attraction for people wanting to see it. It used to have two holes but one night after a huge lightning strike, one of them caved in. Also here just off shore is Bonaventure Island which is a huge bird sanctuary. We took a boat ride out there and took to get a better look at these two marvels. The town of Perce is a bit of a tourist zoo though so it wasn’t long for us getting out of there. We found a great spot further down the road, right on the beach to put in for the night. We backed our van up on the beach and had a great nights sleep. Just before bed we took the bikes off the truck and went down to the dock to watch the fishing boats come in and unload their catch. A good day.