Old Quebec & Gaspe' Penninsula

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Old Quebec City is like walking into a small city in France , although it is very commercialized the history and restoration is amazing. The Wall completely surrounds the old city backed by gun turrets and cannon"s. There are memorials from the first Canadian farmer to the fathers of confederation. Amongst the historical and architectural buildings on the cobblestone streets are bistros, cafes', museums and art galleries and of course the churches. All of this makes Old Quebec a lively and very colourful place to stroll. The parking is very expensive and although we had planned to take a tour in we ended up staying at a camping ground to far out and we drove in. All in all it was a must see and the extra effort was worth it. I will pause here to reflect that although we had previously stated that Saskatchewan roads were terrible, well they are not any worse and in a lot of places better than Quebec roads. On to the Gaspe Penninsula. When we left Quebec City we had a 9 hour drive along the Gaspe leaving at 6 am we were in fog for most of the trip so unfortunately got only glimpses here and there of the water. We arrived at Tete D'indien Campground and the next day we had rain and lots of it but still managed to make a trip into Perce' which is noted for its rock and is very much a tourist village. The next day we had rain and fog but then we were on our way around the rest of the Penninsula and arrived in New Brunswick. We are now sitting in a lovely campground just south of Dalhousie and looking back across another Bay at Quebec. Alas the lobster season (April to June) is over but of course you can still get them I am just a little shocked by the price so far $35.00 for a dinner or you can buy them live for &10.50 a pound, which is close to the same price you can buy them in the west. This is a rather depressed area as the pulp mills have shut down and commercial fishing isn't what it used to be, so there are lots of places for sale. We found it interesting that homes could range from about 200 sq ft (I kid you not) to on the average about 1000 sq ft.

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Photos

New Brunswick
looking back across the bridge at Quebec

Sunrise at the campground
we are right on the water and Chuck just stepped outside the trailer to take the picture

Bridge Across St Lawerence
from Levi to Quebec city

Mural
and the artistry was amazing

old quebec
apartments still used above the bisros

Jaques Cartier
claimed the area for France

Louis-Herbert
a monument to the first canadian farmer

sammuel de Champlain
the founder of Quebec

old quebec
musicians playing in the streets all over old quebec

Tete d'indien
view from our campground as we walked in the rain and fog

old quebec
one of the streets

Mural
depicting old and modern times

Perce'
from the town the locals liken this to one of the wonders of the world

Mural
this mural was on the end of a building

address
lots of buildings had 1/2 numbers on them

Gaspe Penninsula
one of the few things we could see through the fog and rain