We left St. Anne Des Monts this morning in pretty nice weather, compared to last nights storm. We had a quick walk on the beach before leaving our hotel but it was still cold, cold but clear.
First on each days agenda is to find "good" coffee. A little drive around town and I spotted a red sign for a Cafe Bistro.....yay. I ran in to check if they were equipped with the "right" kind of machines! Second yay! They were! The Cafe was also a very nice looking store with lots of interesting items.....but there was no storekeeper in sight, then I noticed it was a bit dim. We eventually ordered our very good coffees and got back in the car.....only to hear the door click locked behind us! They actually were not open for the day yet. A sign on the door said ouvert 10am and it was just gone 9.
The drive today was as beautiful as yesterday but better because it wasn't raining. St Lawerence on one side and adorable, colourful little houses scattered on the beach above. Most houses have stacks of firewood neatly lined up beside the house. We passed many with signs signifying there was an artist in residence.....alas none appeared to be open. We know we are traveling in the off season, there are perks to that but also drawbacks. From St Anne's we passed through, Cap au Reynard, Rivière la Madeleine, Grand Valley, Gaspe, Perce, Chandler and our final stop Paspebiac.
Of course there were many more towns not mentioned, it seemed like we came upon one every 10km.
We stopped for an hour in Gaspe for coffee (me) jeff (beer) and a walk around the Main Street, we could see it would attract a lot of summer visitors, there are always lots of motels in every town, many closed. The town of Perce was most stunning as the cliffs were enormous dropping what seemed like hundreds of meters into the seaway. Picturesque just does not describe it. I will post photos of it on my fb page. One of these days I will learn to post photos here! ( note to son Terry) Today we have traveled 400 plus km.
Our stay tonight in Parpebiac is at the Auberge Du Parc Inn, it is a 200 year old grand lady of a house, beautifully restored to glory. The house (inn) is managed by a lady who grew up in the house, it is also a full spa, treatments take place in the house itself while guests stay on the grounds in a row of rooms. The grounds are peaceful green with many groves of trees, deer in the yard.
Dinner at the house is a set menu for a set price in a delightful small dining rooms, which there were several. We had our tea in one of the drawing rooms and then looked at some photo books. Lastly we went to the game room where Jeff beat me at two games of pool.
Bon nuit xo
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