Rimouski to St. Anne des Monts

After a refueling we headed out of Rimouski at 830 am north east along the coast.  At time of departure we were making way for either Matane or St. Anne des Monts.  After 3 hours, we reached Matane and decided to continue on.  The conditions were good so we decided to go all the way to St. Anne des Monts.  It was going to be a 90 nautical mile day our longest yet.

There were some light winds and we were heading into a light current, but overall it was a comfortable cruise along the coast.  The boat handles the small waves well and Noah did great.  We wondered if he would get any sea sickness, but he did really well.  Of course a 3 hour nap helped quite a bit.

For the last 40 minutes of the journey the wind picked up and it made arrival in the port a little tricky, but Sterling and Noah did a great docking.  We had her all tied up by 230 pm and could enjoy the town.

The staff at the marina are super friendly and the town is very cute we loved it.  After a long day of boating to get here, we decided to stay a day in St. Anne des Monts to enjoy the town.  There was a great park next to the marina with wooden boats to play on.  Noah loved climbing on them and playing boat captain.

We bought some amazing fish and seafood at the fish market and enjoyed lobsters, cod and salmon while we were there.  The town has an aquarium called Exploramer where we saw all the types of fish that live in the area, learned about sharks (who knew they could be found in this part of the St. Lawrence) and got to touch crabs and snails.  Since St. Anne des Monts is a pretty big town this was also good place to stock up on groceries as we are heading to more remote locations along the coast.

St.  Anne des Monts is where La Gaspesie region begins and the beginning of the Chic Choc mountain range.  The houses and towns sit high on cliffs that go straight into the ocean.  It is very scenic.