Last week I visited Bonaventure Island,
A bird Sanctuary in the Gaspésie.
One of the largest and most accessible
colonies of birds, in the world
with more than 280,000 birds.
Less than a 2 hour drive from home,
I went with my son and family
visiting from Vancouver, also
my daughter and family from Longueuil,
Quebec.
We boarded a boat and headed out.
Our Captain/Tour Guide gave excellent
documentation in both French and English.
On the way to the island, we pass Percé Rock.
The rock is shrinking:
The rock loses approx. 300 tons of rock each yr.
caused by erosion.
limestone rock
We boarded a boat and headed out.
Our Captain/Tour Guide gave excellent
documentation in both French and English.
On the way to the island, we pass Percé Rock.
The rock is shrinking:
The rock loses approx. 300 tons of rock each yr.
caused by erosion.
limestone rock
We tour the back of the rock.
Fortunately, it passed.
Approaching the Island
Seals on the rocks
Below: A nice view at the end of the rock.
We feared a storm with dark clouds overhead.Fortunately, it passed.
Approaching the Island
the rock in the distance
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A old painting and photo from the Gaspe Archives
It had 2 holes....
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BONAVENTURE ISLAND
At the present time, no one lives on this Island.
The first settlers from Ireland came here in the early 1790's.
A fishing company was set up by a Jersey native 1819-1845.
In 1971 the Quebec Gov't evicted
35 families who were forced to move elsewhere.
The expropriated land became a national park.
Parc national de l'ile-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
There is a boat each hour back and
forth to the Island.
Below: We brought our lunch and
ate before hiking on the trails.
We spent time enjoying the view
and watching whales in the water.
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A old painting and photo from the Gaspe Archives
It had 2 holes....
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| "Vue de l’île Percée, un rocher remarquable dans le golfe Saint-Laurent. . par Hervey Smyth, 5 novembre 1760, BAC" |
BONAVENTURE ISLAND
At the present time, no one lives on this Island.
The first settlers from Ireland came here in the early 1790's.
A fishing company was set up by a Jersey native 1819-1845.
In 1971 the Quebec Gov't evicted
35 families who were forced to move elsewhere.
The expropriated land became a national park.
Parc national de l'ile-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé
There is a boat each hour back and
forth to the Island.
Below: We brought our lunch and
ate before hiking on the trails.
We spent time enjoying the view
and watching whales in the water.
A view of Percé Rock in the distance
A MAP OF THE TRAILS
We did Sentier des Colones
(the highest point on the island is here)
and Le Chemin du Roy,
the longest trail.
We did Sentier des Colones
(the highest point on the island is here)
and Le Chemin du Roy,
the longest trail.
Below Daniel, Louis and Marina.
An Enchanting Forest.
Lovely trails.
A lot of wooden boardwalks
made walking easy.
Below: Martin and Mathieu
We saw a lot of Northern Gannets.
Thousands....
A beach along the way
Suzanne, Martin and family claimed this house.
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My children Daniel and Suzanne 💗💕
others
Sweet Sabrina
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My lovely Grandkids
Louis, Jacob, Sabrina and Mathieu.💖💔💔💖
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and making memories...
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thanks for your visit xo
Most of the photos taken by Daniel.
Beautiful Blog , love going to Perce, the rock looks bigger every time I see it , ( ha ha ) Wonderful place we live in the Gaspe Coast.So much to see and do.I had a wonderful day in Perce with my Sister Thelma. On Saturday.💖 , we walked on the beach in Newport Que.found some treasures there. 😁All in all a grand Day. 💖💖
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