With his usual good humour, JF woke us up at 6 a.m. we’re quite excited, as we will go by Sainte-Marguerite bay, the feeding ground of the belugas. We don’t mind having gotten up so early, as we have the pleasure to see a whole herd of them, including mothers with their calves. A truly magic moment!
The sun is shining and soon I feel tension in the air, as a naval battle is about to break out. Virginie and Breeann are conspiring back there and open the hostilities with an attack on Francisco. All hell breaks loose as we all go at it. Instead of his usual whistle blowing, our head guide, Denis, joins the battle. An ill-advised decision as we all gang up on him. No matter we’re dripping wet, we had a ball.
Unbeknownst to us, we’re halfway there, and we stop for lunch at the L’Anse-de-Roche Marina. We even have time for a short siesta in the sun before leaving again. The rest of the trip goes smoothly and we finally arrive at the most beautiful of all camping sites in the Saguenay Marine Park, l’Anse-à-Passe-pierre. The view of the fjord is superb, but… we must carry our stuff up one hundred steps. We are rewarded by a huge spaghetti dinner.
After dinner, Héléna, Virginie and JF show us how far we’re come on the map: 100 KILOMETRES! We’re proud and filled with emotion at bedtime.