Today is our last day on the Saguenay. As the kayakers say “We’re getting out”. Thank God! It rained all night and the tents are soaking wet. Not to mention our clothes we forgot on the clothesline! A mere 10 kilometres to get to the beach at Tadoussac. But beware of the so ‘western wind, still to our backs but at more than 25 knots.
Today, no water fights, as we are quite attentive to the advice of Virginie and Denis. Don’t panic and stay together. We’re headed at full speed towards the St.Lawrence estuary and twice we see small rorquals. Not really that small as they are at least twice as long as our kayaks. The manoeuvres are difficult because of the intense maritime traffic, which generates huge waves. As we get to the estuary, we must duck back into the last small bay to let the ferries go by bringing cars from one shore to the other. At the signal, we rush around the port a little fearful because of the raging sea. Our efforts pay off and we are happy to reach the beach at Tadoussac. As luck would have it, the wind dies and the sun chases the clouds away.
We are filled with an extraordinary feeling of satisfaction, of success. There is shouting, laughter, tears of joy and hugs all around. It’s only 11 a.m. We travelled the last 10 kilometres in one hour and 20 minutes. WOW!
We eat lunch on the beach and the trailer comes in to pick up the kayaks and take us to the Cap-Bon-Désir camping. Back to civilization, we feel a little awkward, not to mention the strange sensation of riding a bus on a road! Once at the camping ground, we dry the tents, we set up and guess what? A HOT SHOWER FOR ALL OF US!