The Little Town of Gaspe

 We had been to Gaspe before, and had taken the hour's bus ride to Perce to take a boat ride around the rock, so we decided to take the tender into town and wander around a bit on our own.

Gaspe is a very small town, but it was one of the earliest French settlements on the St. Lawrence. It is the main hub of the Acadian Peninsula, and boasts, among other things, a VIA Rail Station, a liquor store, and McDonalds, and, of course, a Tim Horton's (this being the first one we've seen since Montreal!). The local branch of TD Canada Trust has been there since 1902!!

It was a lovely day, and, once we were away from the harbour, not very windy.

The Cathedral of Gaspe. It is the only
timber church in North America, unfortunately
closed for visitors.

There are a couple of very nice looking B&Bs in
town

A wildlife sighting!!

St. Paul's Anglican Church

Along the waterfront promenade there are
replicas of historical homes and plaques
telling of the town's history

Seabourn Quest at anchor with the autumn colours
in the background

Yes, we bought some Timbits! Just because
it was the first Tim's we'd seen since Montreal

We left Gaspe at 3:00 in the afternoon for our day and a half at sea directly back to Montreal. The wind certainly hadn't gone down any as we sailed back out to the Gulf.

This is a little community of cottages up in the hills
across from Gaspe

 We rounded this point, 
Cap Gaspe, to get back into
the Gulf of St. Lawrence

In the evening we had been invited to dine with Tiffany and Callum and a few other guests. We had a great time and learned that this group of singers and dancers would be ending their current contract in the middle of October, after the next cruise. Tiffany and Kimberley will be back on one of the other ships, and Callum, from London, is leaving the ships to do something completely different. We really enjoyed their performances (one more tomorrow) and the fact that they spent time interacting with the guests and getting to know them.

The show in the evening was by a group called Citizen West, a 'boy band' trio of singers who were quite talented and entertaining.