Blogging Across Canada (sort of) Part 2

When I went out East I drove through Quebec and didn't stop because I don't speak French. Then, in 2009, my mom and I went to Quebec City for Thanksgiving weekend and I fell in love. It is my favourite city in Canada. When I first set foot in old Quebec I felt like I was in Paris again. Fantastic. I love that it's the oldest city in this country. So cool. If you haven't been you should go. I couldn't believe that I had lived 6 hours from this city for most of my life and I'd never been.

After that trip, I felt like I could handle another trip to La Belle Province. In the summer of 2010 I decided to head to the Gaspe Penninsula. I took a train from Ottawa. (It was 19 hours sitting beside a stranger...not recommended!) I rented a car and headed to Forillion National Park. It is a beautiful part of this country. I saw the Perce Rock, went on a whale watching cruise on the Atlantic ocean, and saw a gannet colony.
This colony of gannets is one of the largest in the world. They flock to this area to breed and people can get right up close to them (it's pretty stinky and noisy, but very cool to watch them).

Check our the colony on Bonaventure Island. A little less foggy than when I was there.
Gannet Colony