Matane to Forillon National Park PQ

The rain continued off and on overnight, leaving large puddles around the cg. Clearing and 17C when we hit the road.

Matane is a major manufacturer of wind turbines, and we met several of the large pieces being transported.

Our old propane adapter hose has cracks in it, not safe to use so no coffee this morning. The local Walmart opened at 8am though, shortly after we got there. We bought a new hose, but stopped for a travel breakfast and coffee at a nearby MacD’s. Later we stopped and made our own coffee too though.

This part of 132 is a really nice coastal drive, with picnic spots at the water in small towns, often only 5-10 km apart.

We’re seeing lots of Northern Gannets, as they dive for their fish.

We stopped at La Martie for a waterfall and a lighthouse, a scenic spot for a rest stop:

At the Cap Madeline lighthouse we bought a loaf of bread just out of the oven, lots of air in it but a great aroma.

 

We arrived at the Forillon National Park North entrance about 4:30, and decided to get an annual parks entry pass again, good to the end of Sept 2015.

The small cg at the North end is closed for the season now, so we drove to the south end of the park for sites. Some very rough construction along the way convinced us we wouldn’t be driving back up to the north end later on as we had planned. We did get a nice electric site for 2 nights in the South cg, $29 per.