Exploring Québec Maritime
story and photos by Ann Wallace

How could I resist this invitation? It was from the hospitable folks at Tourisme Québec enquiring if I'd like to join a small group of travel journalists - three Canadian, three American - on a trip to Gaspésie and the Manicouagan regions, the areas that border both shores of the St. Lawrence estuary, with the theme 'Wildlife Observation'.
I hasten to write this story shortly after my return, because
if you are a bird lover and have not made any summer plans yet, you might like to head straightaway to Bonaventure Island to see the vast nesting colony of the northern gannet, whose existence
will be threatened when they return to the Gulf of Mexico at the
end of summer.

But I'm jumping ahead. Such a trip is always fast-paced; our hosts wish the participants to see as much as possible in a short time, so what I will do is describe our journey in diary form. If you head to these regions you will be on vacation; you will have more time at your disposal to relax, explore and discover many hidden places.
But here are some details of what not to miss when you
head to Québec's Maritime region.

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