We were all packed and at breakfast at 6:30. Some of the fellas in our party were missing their eggs but managed to find something to eat to start their day.
Our hotel was moments from the ferry and we were in line to board by 7:00. We departed at 8:00 for our 2 hr. 10 min. crossing of the St. Lawerence. We were able to get reclining chairs inside the bow of the ferry. There were white caps but the ship was so large the ride was smooth.
We spent the time on board chatting among ourselves, since everyone else was speaking French. Actually, Jeff tried to talk to a guy about his motorcycle but we don't think that either one of them knew much about what the other had to say. The other guy might not have even been talking about a motorcycle!
Some of us nodded off for a moment or two. I read for a while. We had been told that we might see whales when we got close to the other side. We did not see any whales today but we did see a dolphin. However, we have no picture proof.
Approaching the landing in Godbout, Quebec. On Saturdays the ferry goes to the town of Godbout which was not our desired destination. Every other day of the week it goes to Baie-Comeau, our destination of choice. We knew this when we made our plans and it wasn't a big issue.
Here we are about to exit from the belly of the beast and head 35 miles south west to Baie-Comeau.
It was a beautiful ride and there were several spots where we could see the water.
It was hilly and sometimes a bit steep!
In Beau-Comeau we wanted to visit Le Jardin Des Glaciers (Glacier Gardens). There is a multimedia presentation that we wanted to view. Upon arrival we just missed the 11:00 tour.
We decided to find a parc (park) and have our lunch and return later for the 1:30 tour.
We found a delightful spot by the water.
The Rugosa roses added their fragrance to our visit.
Wrinkled Rose - Rose Rugosa
Now that is a relaxed group.
After lunch we returned to learn all you would ever want to know about glaciers. We had our very own bi-lingual guide. She did a nice job and we were very impressed with her emerging mastery of English.
http://www.lejardindesglaciers.com You just might like to check out their web site.
Tonight our first choice in restaurants could not accommodate a party of 8 at the time we arrived. We found another restaurant and it was well worth our effort in having to find a second choice. Initially we only had one English menu so some of us were guessing about what we might order but eventually we all got a good look at the English menu. Like last night the waitress was very pleasant and had a great smile. She was a French speaker with a dab of English. She smiled and nodded a lot when we ordered. When our food arrived Lynn was served onion rings instead of onion soup! Lynn smiled and said nothing. A bit later the waitress came back with a bowl of onion soup and said she had brought the onion rings by mistake.
Brian and Susan had a very interesting beef fondue. In the fondue pot was French onion soup. We initially wondered if this was Lynn's soup misplaced. The beef was very thin slices of raw beef. They also had some cheese chunks, mushrooms, salad and a baked potato. It looked and smelled yummy and they enjoyed it. Allan had mussels in a cream sauce with linguini. He was served a pot with about 4 dozen tender mussels in their shell covered in cream sauce and sitting on top of the linguini. Everyone had eyes on his meal. It was messy but I heard it was outstanding.
There was one moose warning sign today but we got by it before I could get a picture. No moose were seen. We expect to see some wildlife tomorrow as we travel nearly 400 miles through Quebec to Labrador City, Labrador.
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