This morning was cold, 6C (43F), wet (pi**ing down) and windy, final proof that we wouldn’t be whale watching today. We had a fairly short drive planned (about 220kms) for today, around the coastline and finding lighthouses!
Although it was raining quite hard, the visibility was a lot better than in previous days. As there is really nothing too exciting about the trip today, this will be a short entry.
Initially the road was fairly flat and went past many fishing villages with their sheltered harbors and a couple with fish processing plants. Later on the road started to climb as the cliffs rose, followed by quite a bit of ups and downs, then back to flat for the final part. We climbed as high as 1000ft.
Below are the 4 lighthouses we saw.
1.Cap des Rosiers is Canada’s tallest lighthouse at 34m, it was built in 1854
2.POINTE-À-LA-RENOMMÉE was built in 1906, and is co-located with the first North American Maritim Radio Station, courtesy of Marconi
3. cap Madelaine
4. le Martre
The next couple of shots are of a differently decorated house, and views of the water along the way.
That’s it for today, tomorrow we start our trip back, no doubt the weather will improve!!