Blogs from Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada, North America - page 8

I just want to share some photos we took while visiting the Matapedia Valley and the Baie-des-Chaleurs area of the Gaspé Peninsula at the beginning of October. The Notre Dame Mountains are an extension of the Appalachians that stretch from Sherbrooke to the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the province of Quebec.... read more

Puh, endlich hab ich mich dazu aufraffen können, wieder in meinen Blog zu schreiben. In den letzten Tagen hatte ich irgendwie meine "Gammelphase". Kennt Ihr das? Ihr habt etwas zu tun, habt im Grunde schon auch Lust darauf ... und macht es irgendwie trotzdem nicht. So ist es mir ergangen. Das könnte gut auch daran liegen, dass ich im Hinterkopf habe, dass meine Hausarbeit im Anschluss an meinen Blogeintrag steht; ich sollte mich langsam heransetzen, denn im September werde ich genug zu tun haben, mit meinem Praktikum und den Vorbereitungen für das "National Model United Nations". Leider gibt es Problemchen bei der Hausarbeit, die mich daran hindern mich richtig an die Arbeit zu machen, aber ich denke, das wird sich bald aufklären. Ich wünsche es mir jedenfalls. Heute ist mir danach, auf Deutsch zu schreiben, wie ... read more

As hard as it was to leave the beautiful Forillon National Park, we packed our things and left for Gaspésie National Park. We drove along the coast and mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula. That was an incredible drive. There was alot of super high hlls, clffs with water falls coming out of them and the gorgeous St-Laurence beside us all the time. Once we got into the park, we tried to find the place where we were suppose to pay for the camping and the entrance fee, but there was no one there. We had to take a 7 km dirt road, which you think it would be quick, but it was super steep the whole way. It drove us to about 600 meters high (thanx GPS lol). There was mountains all around us and we ... read more

This region of Quebec is most dear to my heart because it is where I was born. I hail from a very small village called Pointe-à-la-Garde. It is at the entrance to the Baie des Chaleurs,(roughly translated as Bay of Heat), so named by Jaques Cartier in 1534 as he sailed into said bay, probably on July 15th. Since it the only real hot day we have! (not!) The trip around the peninsula, is a must, going from Ste. Flavie around the north shore through Matane, Ste. Anne des Monts, etc. to Forillon National Park, to Gaspé and of course to the gem of the peninsula, Percé and Percé Rock. Then the fishing and tourist towns along the bay, Paspébiac, New Carlisle, Carleton etc, all have many interesting and sometimes breathtaking vistas. Speaking of vistas, the ... read more