795 August 5-6, 2022 Hiking In Forillon

We packed the Jeep for an overnight camping trip in the national park. We had planned first to hike the Sentier Les Graves. This 6.4km hike was a gradual uphill climb to the lighthouse.

If you wanted to see Land’s End, it was another 375 meters. There was no way that we were going to hike that far and not finish! The trail took us to the overlook…totally worth the effort to get there!

For many days, we have enjoyed watching these northern Gannets. They soar above the sea and plunge into the water from heights up to 100 feet. They hit the surface at 60mph. Other birds would be killed on impact but these birds have evolved and adapted and their skulls are specially reinforced to withstand the pressure. They are very quick and it is hard to get good pictures!

We hiked back to the Jeep.

We stopped at this beach area. We could see seals in the shallow water.

We headed to the campground and had a late lunch. We were both so tired, we took naps! We passed the rest of the pleasant evening with a fire and music and dinner.

The stars were stunning.

This morning, I walked about 3 miles in the park. We packed our gear and headed back to Gaspe. We stopped at this overlook for breakfast. We watched kayakkers and seals.

The water was so clear that we could watch this guy dive down and hunt among the vegetation on the sea bottom.

We stopped again at Penouille. This is a long finger of land that juts into the Gaspe Bay. We walked almost 3 miles on the easy boardwalk and paved trail all the way to the beach.

We had the bay on one side…

…and the salt marsh on the other.

We took our dinner to a park near the water. After eating, we drove on roads we hadn’t been on yet, looking at the views of the bay.