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| this is the large anchorage just in side Riviere-au-Renard, about 3 times the size of Wingfield Basin ... good holding too |
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| only one boat was anchored |
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| lots of swells today, but no wind |
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| the colour of the grass, water, fishing boat and cliffs, was spectacular .. the picture does not show this |
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| villages after village, on top of cliffs and in valleys |
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| since our last marina, we have been in Forillon National Park , this lighthouse is Cap des Rosier |
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| the cliffs are the Cap de Gaspe, one side of them |
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| note the smooth water, we where told to watch for the winds around the Cap's ... they can be very strong |
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| and yes.... we put our foresail out and sailed at 7 knots for the next 30 minutes, until we rounded the Cap and then no wind |
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| in the binoculars these looked like caves |
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| at the point, and still wind to sail |
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| one Flowerpot - Rocher Flower Pot |
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| track of going around the Cap de Gaspe |
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| motoring 10 plus miles into Gaspe ... lots of dolphins and seals |
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| the Coast Guard came up quickly behind us |
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| on the boat they had a pod, they lifted it off the boat and crew went to the commercial dock to help them dock the bigger boat |
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| Gaspe |
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| Gaspe Marina |
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| behind us coming in to Gaspe was the tall ship Peacemaker |
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| our days travels |
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| a very interesting boat |
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| Peacemaker going to Commercial dock, which we found out the next day was a 45 min walk for us each way on the old train tracks |
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| we met this boat in Rimouski ... they are here, waiting on new crew, then are sailing to Nova Scotia this year |
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| this guy just came in from sailing, he designed and built his beautiful boat |
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| to get to the town, we had to cross the bridge .. I don't think no one obeys the speed limit ... it could be a very dangerous walk |
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| Samuel Vezina was selling his cd on the street ... I just had to buy it and it is quite good |
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| a small part in town with cafe's and shops |
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| it was hot, so some refreshments |
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| the Gannets, are every where |
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| shopping mall |
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| grocery store .. just in case you forgot, the beer is at the cashier |
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| there is lots of walkways, hiking and bike trails .. even trails for motorcycles |
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| beers on the dock and fishing too |
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| Gaspe winter overs a lot of boats, they are full for this year and have a waiting list of 30 |
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| the skipper is off to do our laundry, so I can work on the blog |
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