{"id":4866,"date":"2023-07-28T07:30:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailingtruenorth.net\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2024-10-09T06:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T10:10:20","slug":"days-32-33-gaspe-the-end-of-the-land-as-we-know-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/?p=4866","title":{"rendered":"Days 32 & 33 – Gasp\u00e9: The End of the Land as We Know It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Gasp\u00e9 Peninsula<\/a> is believed to be named from a Micmac word meaning the end of the land. And it\u2019s fitting as it\u2019s the point from which we start sailing in open ocean without the comfort of seeing or, in fog, believing there\u2019s land on either side of the boat! But more on ocean sailing tomorrow after we\u2019ve experienced our first day \u201cout there\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spent two perfect days in a breathtaking region. And we spent time with great people. Wednesday began with a skippers meeting aboard True North with the crews of other boats making up an informal flotilla that seems to have formed over the last days, to plan the next phase of the voyage. Everybody spent the afternoon refueling, provisioning and doing maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of the day was a beautiful sunset and bonfire on Sandy Beach with the crews of four boats. One of the boats was a family of six on their way to Panama, then across to Polynesia. The kids ranged from 7 to 14 years old. They are being home-schooled (or is it \u201cboat schooled\u201d?) during the cruise. We\u2019ve read about families like this in sailing magazines but this is the first time we met one. Anyway, a great evening with Jon and Cheri, Beno\u00eet and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne, a couple we first met in Qu\u00e9bec City, their home port, Martin and Michelle, a couple Sandy met in the Rimouski Marina laundry room (where the elite meet), and Matthieu and Sabine with their four kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Thursday, we rented a car to explore the Gasp\u00e9 Region. Highlights included Perc\u00e9 Rock, a natural offshore arch formation that is a UNESCO heritage site, and emblematic of Maritime Qu\u00e9bec. Another was the Emerald River waterfall. Although naturally beautiful, unlike the tourist information showing an idyllic, deserted location, it was swarming with visitors, swimming, picnicking and partying. The day was capped by a quiet evening at anchor in the Gasp\u00e9 Bay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B\u00eano\u00eet, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne, Michelle and Martin at skipper meeting<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sunset from Sandy Beach<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Getting ready for bonfire<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Discovering spider dogs<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bonfire<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The moose is loose in Perc\u00e9 Village<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The first of many lobster rolls (Gu\u00e9dille \u00e0 l’homard)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Roche Perc\u00e9<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Emerald River waterfall<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ahhh… peaceful isolation<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two perfect days exploring the Gasp\u00e9. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2023-down-east-circle-route"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4866"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4910,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4866\/revisions\/4910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailingfregata.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}