Tuesday July 24th
During the night there was an incredible
wind rattling the slides so we did not sleep very well. Finally about 5am I went out to make sure
everything was intact, and pulled the slide in so I could finally get, and
stay, asleep for a while.
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| Check out the Smart Car in the middle! |
We packed up and as we were preparing
to leave, it started to rain. We only
had to travel a couple of hours to the next stop at Carleton-Sur-Mer. We managed to get reservations in the
municipal campground there which was out on a huge sandbar, or spit. With the exception of the small two lane
entry/exit road, it was surrounded by water! Extremely unique, but there were so many campers of all shapes and sizes
(one fifth wheel which in itself was much bigger than ours, and hauled by a
tractor trailer that had a Smart Car up on it sideways). We really felt like we
were in a “fish bowl”. We didn’t enjoy
sitting outside with everyone sitting looking and watching you. What a shame for such a gorgeous place!
We drove around a little, visited the
information center of course, and got the lay of the land and checked out
another of Norm’s “must-do Golf Courses“ right next door and made tee times for
3PM the next day.
That evening after dinner we walked
around the campsite and beach checking things out. Norm conversed with a few folks in French (he
must do very well, because they smile and start talking a mile a minute in
French assuming he is fluent). They
usually inquire where he learned to speak so well, and he has to admit he
doesn’t understand it spoken nearly as well as he speaks. Now I, on the other hand, must not be as
proficient, because by my merely uttering “bonjour” they say “ need me to speak
in English?” Ugh. Embarrassing. I thought I sounded pretty convincing. Guess not.
Weddnesday July 25th
After listening to the wind whipping
all night, and missing yet another good night’s sleep, at 5AM I finally got up
to find out what exactly is banging and rattling in the wind. I discovered that the rear mudflap, which
weighs a lot, was swinging in the wind and the brackets where hitting the
undercarriage.
Later that morning, both being tired,
we enjoyed a relaxing cup of coffee, and then Norm made a greatomlette for
breakfast while I finally posted the previous blog.
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| Our campground is out on that strip of land! |
About 10am we headed out for a drive
up to adjacent Mt. Saint Joseph (what slackers we are not to hike it) to take
advantage of the breathtaking views on an equally gorgeous day with very little
haze. We got a great view of our
campgrounds and the surrounding mountains and valleys which you really can’t
appreciate down at road level. We saw another windmill farm – they seem very popular
here in Canada.
We then drove a short distance to Miguasha
National Park which is another UNESCO site. It
is considered to be the world’s most outstanding illustration of the Devonian
Period known as the “Age of fishes.”
Dating from 370 million years ago, this period representation contains
five of the six fossil fish groups associated with this period. Its significance stems from the discovery
there of the highest number and best-preserved fossil specimens of that era. We
learned that there was a 1 ½ hour free tour available in English but we really
did not have the time to enjoy it properly due to the tee times. Perhaps we will come back tomorrow on the way
out of town.
I really was too tired due to lack
of sleep to golf, so I decided not to join Norm and did a few house-keeping
chores. Wash floors, clean bathroom, etc. I read, slept a few minutes, then I
took the car to get it washed. We have been trying for the last couple of weeks
to get the RV washed, but hopefully when we get into an English speaking province
we will be able to ask where we could have this done. I stopped at the local supermarket, and then
picked Norm up when he was finished.
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| Norm at Carlton Sur-Mer Campsite in distance |
Norm here. I joined up with a couple and
another single guy to round out a foursome.
This was a course overlooking a bay and it had a par 6 hole. I birdied the first hole and knew I was in
for some trouble after that! Sure was; hole
#2 was the looong par 6 with a large pond in the middle and I escaped with an
8. The first 10 holes were at the base
of a mountain range and the last 8 were along the bay. I was quite surprised to find that the front
10 were relatively flat and wide open but the last 8 were very hilly and
tight. Many blind shots over hills and
around bends. The scenery along the back
was very nice and the weather was great, but there were a lot of flies with
huge teeth and boy did they know how to use them! How did I do? Well, I only lost 2 balls and was able to
partially converse in French with my fellow players, two of whom spoke good
English. We will leave the results at
that
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| Now this is camping! I would LOVE this! |
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