Friday, August 6, 2010

Aug. 6,2010 For The Birds

We moved onto Perce and are staying in Coin Du Banc at Viebert’s Camping. The sites are very small and more for tenters but the view is fantastic.This campground is 29.00 a night and we stayed for 2 nights. Perce is a big destinations for the people of Quebec.There are all kinds of rvs in this area as well as on the Gaspe Pennisula.The attraction here is the big rock and the island of Bonaventure.Our spot on the water.

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We took a boat ride that takes you around the big rock and then around the island.The boat stops at Bonaventure Island and you can get off and hike to the Gannet colony.Did I say this place is for the birds. Well it is. There are over 250,000 Gannets on this island.I never saw so many birds in one place. It reminds of the movie The Birds.We hiked about a mile to this colony and it was unbeliveable. The flies were so bad they about ate us alive.Here are some of the photos I took. 

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We were tired after all the hiking and got back into town and rewarded ourselves with some ice cream.

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