PLACES - Quebec
Gaspésie – Road Trip Notes
Making a list is the best way not to forget . . Carleton-Sur-Mer Phare de la Pointe Bonaventure “It is not down in any map, true places never are” ~ Herman Melvill Gaspesie Region, Quebec – Sept 3-7, 2023
PLACES - Quebec
Merci beaucoup Gaspesie, Quebec!
Merci beaucoup! Quebec, we thought we have experienced enough of you after several visits over the years. Little did we know, you have a secret. The Gaspesie Region is your most beautiful area. We loved cruising your roads with the dense green mountains on one side while vast blue waters Read more…
All Things ART
Quebec Road Trip – Street Art
A #twosomewanderers road trip is never complete without street art and public installations. These artworks always make the detours and stop overs more colorful and interesting. Top & bottom, painted by MuraleCreation. The mural is painted on the side of a small grocery store in Pointe-Claire village. It is a Read more…
PLACES - Quebec
Gaspésie Lighthouses – 4
The Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse guards what is considered one of the most difficult waterways to navigate along the St. Lawrence. The Pointe-au-Père navigational aid station has provided the best pilots to take charge of ships sailing between North America and Europe, making it a vital site. Photos of the lighthouse with Read more…
PLACES - Quebec
Gaspésie Lighthouses – 3
Four more lighthouses we found in the Gaspesie Region. The first lighthouse we encountered on this trip, the Carleton-sur-Mer lighthouse. An almost identical photo of the Pointe Bonaventure Lighthouse. La Martre Lighthouse – a beautiful wooden structure that has been in operation since 1906 and until now. And here she Read more…