Quebec City to Baie-Comeau

Baie-Comeau Grand Hotel

Ferry Crossing

Beautiful ride mostly along the St. Lawrence River, with some offshore parts through farmland. I could have stopped several times to look at some interesting sites, but we were a bit pressed for time, as we were planning to head to Labrador to meet a ferry on Sunday. It was odd, as the temperature fluctuated per area, and really cooled off as we got closer to the river. I'm guessing as much as 10 degrees. The journey included a ferry crossing that took about 20 minutes. As usual, we had a bit of a challenge finding where we wanted to stay in Baie-Comeau, as we were sure there was a charming town by the waterfront, but either due to a language barrier, or hotel staff who didn't want us to know, we took about an hour in this small town to find where the waterfront is. Once we found the waterfront, we checked into a cool, revitalised old hotel called the Grand Hotel. Nice room, with character. Great restaurant, too!

We woke up to heavy rain, and decided to treat ourselves to another hotel night and restful day in Baie-Comeau, which included a walk, a small m/c ride, a picnic lunch and nice restaurant meal. The reason why we could afford another day, was that we discovered that we didn't need to take the ferry in Labrador, as they have completed a new gravel road, that saves us time and money to where we want to go to get into Newfoundland. Tomorrow is calling for sunshine. Yipee!