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    From Summerside to Charlottetown, PEI - Day 47

    We left Summerside, PEI and headed to Charlottetown, PEI where we would spend the next 3 days. It was a beautiful warm day with calm seas.
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    4th of July on Prince Edward Island - Day 46

    Happy 4th of July!!! We have had a great day of bike riding on Prince Edward Island between Summerside and Kensington. The bike paths are amazing, following the old railroad tracks throughout the island for some 400 km!
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    From New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island - Day 45

    We head out on a lovely calm day from Bouctouche, NB as we now leave beautiful New Brunswick and head to Summerside on Prince Edward Island (PEI). Lovely scene as we leave Bouctouche.
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    On the way to Bouctouche - Day 44 Part 2

    As we pulled out of the marina in Shippagan we had to go under a draw bridge to cut across Lameque Island and head for the Northumberland Strait.
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    A Rainy Day in Quebec City - Day 28

    Today is Sunday so we got dressed in our one set of Sunday clothes that we brought with us. We then asked the Marina Port de Quebec gal working behind the desk in the office to call a taxi for us. She was very willing to help us with that request. The cab driver dropped us at the Mormon Church...
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    Guess What? Still in Bathurst, NB - Day 41

    Guess where we are? That's right, still in Bathurst, NB due to windy conditions on the ocean. We rented a car and had a great day of exploring some of the interior of New Brunswick, a beautiful province.
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    Staying the Weekend in Bathurst, New Brunswick - Day 40

    We decided to stay in Bathurst today, tomorrow and Sunday. The weather will improve Sunday and we will take the following 3 days to then enjoy the New Brunswick coast before heading over to Prince Edward Island next Wednesday afternoon. We rented an Enterprise car (great deal) and are having fun...
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    Bad Weather...Hold Up in Bathurst - Day 39

    Our plan was to go from Bathurst, NB to Caraquet, NB. But the weather did not cooperate. It rained and was windy most of the night. The forecast was for 15 to 25 km/h winds today with gusts to 40 and rain. That is not comfortable cruising conditions and we decided to spend another day and night...
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    Chandler to Bathurst, New Brunswick - Day 38

    We left Chandler at about 9:30 this morning. It was windy with waves, plus several foot high swells. Our destination was Bathurst, New Brunswick about 75 miles away. To get there we had to cross Chaleurs Bay. The bay is about 15 to 20 miles wide and about 75-80 miles long from it’s mouth to...
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    Hole in the Rock and then Chandler, Quebec - Day 37

    We left Gaspe, Quebec and headed for the town of Perce with its famous Hole in the Rock. From there we headed to the town with a small marina of Chandler, also in the Province of Quebec. We traveled about 65 miles by boat today and got into some 5-6 foot swells as we rounded the point near Perce.
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    Bike Riding in Gespe, Quebec - Day 36

    We decided to stay in Gaspe one more day to do some bike riding. It's a lovely day. We headed out from the marina on a very nice bike trail that runs along the south shore of Gaspe Bay toward the hamlet of Haldimand. We went about 20 km, turning around at the salmon river called Riviere...
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    Relaxing Day in Gaspe, Quebec - Day 35

    Sunday in Gaspe. We have spent a relaxing day in Gaspe, Quebec. After the last few days it felt good to take a day of rest. There was no Mormon Church in the area so we read our scriptures together on the boat and enjoyed the good Internet connection to talk with family and friends. Later in the...
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    Departed from Quebec City - Day 29

    After leaving Quebec City we had calm water as we headed down the river. There was fog for the first two hours so the radar and GPS maps became very important in careful navigation. The last hour to our stop for the day was a very light chop and the fog cleared. Going from Quebec City downstream...
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    Biking Quebec City - Day 26

    We spent the day biking around Quebec City. One of the things we brought on the trip were two collapsible bicycles. These fold at the base of the handlebars and in the middle of the frame. They have small wheels and five gears so they really are ideal for a boat. You certainly can't go as fast...
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    Quebec City - Day 25

    We spent the day and evening in Quebec City. Much of the business here is of the administrative and bureaucratic nature, which would normally make a city quite dull. Fortunately, the city has a remarkable history, as the fortress capital of New France since the 16th century. Although the town's...
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    From Matane to Gaspe - Day 34

    After having a thankful night of skirting disaster, thanking the Good Lord for protecting us, we left Matane on a 200 mile journey to Gaspe.
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    Disaster Averted! - St Lawrence River - Day 33

    We left Rimouski and headed down river again. The water no longer resembles a river but appears to be the ocean. Our destination was Matane, about a 60 mile run. A boater's worst nightmare almost happen to us in the Matane Marina. As is customary, when gassing up a boat at a gas dock in a...
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