We had a delightful run along the last stretch
of the Gaspe Peninsula. We passed the
tallest lighthouse in Canada (structure, not height above the water) at Cap-des-Rosier…34
meters. It was built in 1858, and the
walls are 2.13 meters thick at the base, and 0.9 meters thick at the top. Passing the rugged cliffs of Cap-de-Gaspe was
yet another reminder of the words of the hymn, “How Great Thou Art”. The Creator of such grandeur is truly Lord of
the universe! We have been almost
constantly reminded of that on this trip.
We rounded Cap-de-Gaspe, and ran up the Baie-de-Gaspe to the town of the
same name. There were some whales in the
bay, and a cross in the city commemorates the site (according to this chamber
of commerce) where Jacques Cartier claimed North America for Le Roi (the king)
of France in 1534. A great deal of the
history of this town in the last century or two revolves around English
immigrants, and so that language is far more prevalent here than in the rest of
Quebec. The large boat dock that we used
outside the marina harbor was superb…by far the highest quality dock that we
have seen in quite some time. The marina
is recovering from a fire in its office last winter, and some services are not
yet restored, but the dock is nice. We
walked into town for dinner, and visited a number of their shops. We move on shortly for New Brunswick and the
Atlantic time zone! The first few stops
will likely be pretty remote before we get into the Northumberland Strait and
to Prince Edward Island.
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| Cap-des-Rosier Lighthouse |
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| Gaspe Peninsula |
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| Cap-de-Gaspe From Outside |
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| Cap-de-Gaspe |
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| Cap-de-Gaspe From Inside |
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| Town of Gaspe |
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| Cross Commemorating Jacques Cartier |
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