Well remember, I wanted to do a short hike up the Cap Anse a L' Orignal mountain yesterday so as the day dawned as a beautiful sunny calm day , we thought we could get in that walk before heading off for Tadoussac .Graeme worked out the tide times to ensure we didn't get too much current to fight with and we were going to leave here at11 am.
We dingied over and noticed the tide was going out.Oh well just tie the dingy in deeper water seemed like a good idea and we waded into shore.
We found a trail which led to a lovely camping site with many permanent tents and asked for directions.We had to backtrack and so passed by where we had tied up the dingy.
And guess what , the dingy was now high and dry out of the water and the tide was retreating rapidly. Graeme headed off to get help as it was too heavy for us to push on our own.We have a central console and a heavier engine. A kind young gentleman arrived with Graeme and the three of us tried to move it along.We would just get to the water and the water would retreat further .Another young gentleman offered to help and so the four of us worked for an hour trying to catch up with the retreating water. A real comedy!
In the end we gave up and Graeme sat in the boat for almost two hours waiting for the tide to finally float our boat!A real lesson in patience.I went off for a short walk and was rewarded with seeing a beautiful red fox on the walking path. Graeme entertained himself watching the seagul antics and a few seals in the bay.
Finally back on board Lady Erica and we did a quick turn around , dingy secured,Anchor up and off we went. About 2 hours late! Still the day was great and water like a millpond.
At some point along the way a police boat stopped us to check us out.Very friendly but they wanted to know basic details like name , date of birth and where we had come from and where were we heading. They didn't come on board and seemed satisfied with our information.
We had noticed them earlier circling our boat at anchor when we were stuck in the dingy.
Fortunately the currents around the Tadoussac and Saguenay fjord area werent too bad .A few rip tides but our boat powered through no problem.
There was some fog hanging around the area so we decided to go up to L'Anse Staint Jean instead.
No response from the Marina as we made our way up another 22 n miles up the fjord.
Anyway fortunately there was help at hand once we entered the Marina .The fleet captain was there to help.Seemed most of the permanent oats were already hauling their boats out for the winter!
And we had a lovely sunny afternoon and evening.Very friendly boaters freely answering our questions.
Cooked a delicious Lets Dish meal of Ravioli on board and had a nice face time call from my brother Mark in New Zealand.
LAnse Staint Jean
Over and Out,
S and S
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