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View of a quiet side channel on the Riviere St-Francois in Drummondville, QC. On our way north to Riviere-du-Loup, we stopped for a picnic at Parc Woodyatt.
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Looking west across the St Lawrence River from our hotel room in Riviere-du-loup (about 5 hours north of Montreal).
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Sunset long past. Rainstorm about an hour out. The river is quiet. The wind still. Birds sleep. All is well.
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The tide is out. Yes, at this point on the St Lawrence River it is tidal. And broad. I hear that locals call it la mer (the sea).
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Jerry out walking in the fields of a delightful alpaca and berry farm (blueberry and hacksap.) In the Kamouraska region. #lebasstlaurent #kamouraska
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Our lunch charcuterie plates and wine sampler at @vignobleamouraska in the Kamouraska/le Bas Saint Laurent region. C'est tres delicieux.
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Enjoyed the morning in downtown Riviere-du-loup. Found the local Saturday Market and had a bilingual chat with the lamb/agneau salesman. Me practicing my French, he practicing his English. Lots of smiles.
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Success! Those little purple gems are camerises (or hacksap berries in English.) They have an incredibly short season, 3 to 4 weeks in many fields. And we've been looking for them with no luck. Even the camerise farm we visited today. But on the dessert t
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Sunset (le coucher du soleil) from our balcony in Riviere-du-loup on the St Lawrence River in Le Bas St Laurent.
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There is a small sliver of a moon sliding into the peach colored remnant of the setting sun. It makes me smile
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The sculpture park on the banks of the Rimouski River in Beausejours Park. Artist: Roger Lanvin. #rimouski