We left Quebec City on July 8th at noon, which was 2 hours before high tide. This was the best time to leave we were told by a few people at the marina. Once we left the marina we reentered the river and we were sweeped down river at 4 knots. We took the old sailing channel north of the island. It was a very narrow channel for most of the route. But we did get to see some people kite boarding and we were closer to the sides of the river so we could see more.
Before we left I talked to a few people and did research on the internet and they both said it would be an easy run to Tadaussac. This day turned into a 16 hour day. We did arrive until 4 am the next day. 1 hour before we got there the weather turned nasty. Thunder storm, high winds and large swells coming out of the mouth of the river. But we made our approach and made it into the marina thanks to Raeann's shape eyes and look out skills. We all got to test out our rain gear.
The marina was a small place but the staff were nice and the town was beautiful. This marina charged by the hour to dock. $10.00 for three hours blocks. I think that this was because so many boat came there just to wait for the tides to change.
We left there the same day after we got some sleep and explored the town some. We left again around noon and motored out of the habour. Raeann's sharp eyes again spotted a group of beluga whales. I was interesting to see them swimming along. They are so white in the dark water. The weather reports we got that morning changed part way to Rimouski from a strong wind warning to gale force wind warning. This made it a very uncomfortable trip for all of us. We encountered 25 to 35 knot winds and 2 Meter swells before we made it to Rimouski habour. The only good thing was that we were running with the swells and wind. By the time we got here we were all pretty much exhausted from holding on for so long.
So today we are still in Rimouski. The gale warning is still forecasted for today and tomorrow. So it looks like we may be delayed for a few days because of the weather. I spend the day tuning the rigging and trouble shooting why the fridge keeps turning off as soon we unplug from the dock. After tracking wires, cleaning connections and looking on the Internet I found out that the power regulator is cooked. That's why since we had the boat the fridge kept turn off because once we unplugged from shore power the fridge was not getting enough power to keep it running. I thought it was because it was so warm here but I guess not. We are lucky that the marine store in Rimouski was able to source us one and is going to over night it to us. If not we would not have been able to keep going because of lack of power for the boat. I guess it was good that we have 6 batteries on board that we were running off all this time.
The other thing I learned is the chart plotter only had the maps as far as Quebec City so we need to purchase and updated that as well. Good thing I had a back charting system set up on my laptop.
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| Tadaussac |
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| Tadaussac |
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| Tadaussac |
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| Top speed so far |
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| Harley on guard duty |
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| Water fall on Saint Lowrance |
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Rimouski
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