St. Flavie 1, Quebec, Canada

The drive from Quebec City was very peaceful once we got out of city.  The countryside was beautiful and for many miles we were driving along the St Lawrence.  Up until Quebec City the river was narrow – about 3 – 4 kilometers wide – as we drive north towards the the Gulf of St Lawrence the shores become farther and farther apart.   From where we are now the opposite shore is a thin strip on the horizon.   We are no longer by the St. Lawrence River – we are where the fresh water and saltwater mix – it is brackish water and we are by the Estuary of the St. Lawrence.  There are no whales on our side of the estuary as it is to shallow –  there is a lot of whale activity along the opposite shore and there is even a fjord on that side.  The people we shared a campfire with in Quebec City live on the fjord and see many whales during the whale season which is just starting.

The RV Park where we are camped now is pretty much empty with only 2 other RVs here.   The summer season has not started yet – when it does the park will be full.  The beach, as you can see, is about 10 feet being our RV so when the tide is in we can hear the waves –  which is cool.  There is a constant breeze and you can smell the salt air.  There are plenty of birds perched on larger boulders out past the surf – I think they are cormorants and/or sea gulls.  There are a lot of crows bouncing long the beach checking the tide pools out for things to eat.  This will be our home and backyard for the next week.  PRC

This is something completely different from any place we’ve been so far on our Canadian trip. We are right on the beach, literally between the highway and the ocean. (See the photos.)  And of course next to Capitaine Homard Restaurant. This is the type of setting Peter loves. He would be completely happy sitting outside our trailer looking at the ocean. After we spent some time doing just that we walked over to the restaurant – we have been looking forward this.  It’s about 200 yards from our travel trailer.

We did have lobster bisque and we did have lobster. Sadly, we were disappointed. We had much better bisque in Quebec City. The lobster was way too much work for way too much money. I have probably had lobster four times in my life so maybe I’m not really a connoisseur. We will try another type of seafood next time we go. Tomorrow night we will grill something from our own freezer that we stocked from home.

It will be lovely to fall asleep to the sound of the waves. It’s supposed to rain tonight and it’s already getting cooler. There’s another little bitty issue – little bitty bugs. I don’t know if they are mosquitoes, sand fleas or flies or some combination but it is nothing like what we have had to deal with so far.

There’s not a lot to do here in St. Flavie so we will get a lot of rest and relaxation this week. I did see a sign for a winery that sells wine with honey. Sounds interesting, I’m sure we will check it out. We also heard there is a submarine a few miles from here. We’ll check this out also. We won’t be setting our alarm clock for any of these excursions.

And I had another experience with Canadian hospitality. I just love these Canadians.  After dinner I was sitting by myself at a picnic table. A very nice woman started talking (English) to me. She is from the Montreal area and her first language of course is French. Nevertheless, she was very friendly and we had an interesting conversation.  She has been to Phoenix. It seems like every Canadian we have met has been to AZ and beyond. We met several Canadians who have been to Acapulco Mexico and Central America.  And, in RV’s.

We are still in the province of Quebec on the St. Lawrence.  It opens up into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

So this week we are mostly relaxing…  JY