Friday Aug.7
Port Cartier
Today we made it to Port Cartier. This town like so many up here owe their existence to cheap hydro. It is a port where they bring in raw minerals from South America and other parts of the world and put them through the smelters here because they have such a large source of cheap hydro. We found a very good campsite here provided by the town for free. It was very secluded and I don’t think many people know about it, or mat even want to park there because there are no services. But it was quiet and pretty. Saturday we spent the best part of the day on the beach, ( another secluded area ).jpg)
before moving on. Northern Quebec people don’t lay out in the sun much I don’t think..jpg)
At least we were all alone. In 1977 a freighter filled with cereal got caught in a violent storm. They lost their navigational power and ended up on the rocks. They stripped her of her engines and left her here to rot. She’s now a bit of a tourist attraction. I took the opportunity to photograph her with a modern day laker in the background waiting to get in the harbour. .jpg)
Port Cartier
Today we made it to Port Cartier. This town like so many up here owe their existence to cheap hydro. It is a port where they bring in raw minerals from South America and other parts of the world and put them through the smelters here because they have such a large source of cheap hydro. We found a very good campsite here provided by the town for free. It was very secluded and I don’t think many people know about it, or mat even want to park there because there are no services. But it was quiet and pretty. Saturday we spent the best part of the day on the beach, ( another secluded area )
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before moving on. Northern Quebec people don’t lay out in the sun much I don’t think..jpg)
At least we were all alone. In 1977 a freighter filled with cereal got caught in a violent storm. They lost their navigational power and ended up on the rocks. They stripped her of her engines and left her here to rot. She’s now a bit of a tourist attraction. I took the opportunity to photograph her with a modern day laker in the background waiting to get in the harbour. .jpg)
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Reminds me of the wreck at the top of Niagara Falls. A great conversation piece.
ReplyDeleteYa i forgot about that one. I was thinking of the one right along side of the qew in Jordon. It must have been so intresting to learn about the history and other peoples stories!! Love the pictures and the stroies!!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look like much of a tourist attraction to me, more like the company was too cheap and lazy to clean up their mess. I really like the landscape shots though, there is a sense of grand scale in them.
ReplyDeletePeter