We started yesterday in the city center of Rivière-du-Loup and a visit to a little bakery called Boulangerie Artisanale Au Pain Gamin for coffee, tea and croissants. Then it was a drive up the coast mostly along the Route des Navigateurs, before turning at Mont-Joli to cut across the western edge of the Gaspésie. We mostly followed the Rivière au Saumon, which turned out to be a very beautiful drive this time of year.
We stayed in the community of Carleton within the town of Carleton-sur-Mer, a small town consisting of about five communities like Carleton and totaling just under 4,000 people.
After a good dinner, we stopped by the local brewery, the Microbrasserie La Naufrageur. The place was nearly completely full at 7:30 or so on a Thursday night. We didn’t know they served food; otherwise, we might have eaten dinner there.
Today is a pretty long drive – plus a time zone change from Eastern to Atlantic – to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
- Miles traveled: 232.1
- Time in car: 5:14
- Provinces: Quebec
- Exercise: 4 x 20 pushups/20 crunches/20 squats/20 alternating lunges; 4.05 miles running at 8:15/mile; 9,852 steps
Rivière-du-Loup city center
Rivière-du-Loup city center
Rivière-du-Loup city center
Rivière-du-Loup city center
Parc National du Bic
Parc National du Bic
Parc National du Bic
Parc National du Bic
Parc National du Bic
Rivière du Saumon
Rivière du Saumon
Rivière du Saumon