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Tag: 2023-05 Gaspe

  • PercĂ© – Pierced

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    PercĂ© – Pierced

    In that time when I took my first steps away from the reliance of childhood towards independence, my brother and I embarked upon a peculiar ritual each morning. Facing the stagnant, heavy airs of humid summer mornings or the bone-chilling winds of winter, together, we arose each day at 5:30 AM to complete the task…

  • PercĂ© – UNESCO Geopark

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    PercĂ© – UNESCO Geopark

    Percé is a location of the UNESCO Geopark that encompasses both terrestrial and marine environments expressing a wide diversity of landscapes, such as cliffs, islands, beaches and bays that includes the Gannet colony on Bonaventure Island 1. [1] Percé UNESCO Global Geopark (Canada)

  • PercĂ©

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    Percé

    The name of the village — PercĂ© — refers to the “Pierced” Rock, the named attraction of the area. Yet, other than look at it, either by standing on the shoreline, or taking a boat tour around it, there is not much else one can do with it. The Geopark and Bonaventure island were of…

  • GaspĂ©

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    Gaspé

    GaspĂ© was the fist of our two primary stops. The main attraction, for us, was Forillon National Park, and its hiking trails. Having a plan to stay seven days gave us enough time to see the sites, hike the trails and settle into the local environment. The hotel had a little dinning area, primarily for…

  • Madeleine Centre

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    Madeleine Centre

    We gave ourselves a lot of time to drive the short distance between Sainte Anne des Monts and Gaspé permitting us to stop along the way, often at lighthouses and marked site of interest. The rain we experienced on this leg of the trip foreshadowed what we experienced for much of the remaining trip.