Lower North Shore Vacation (Summer 2006)
We moved back to Canada from California this summer, and took a long overdue vacation to the Lower North Shore. We had not visited the Coast for over 5 years, and we were really looking forward to going whale watching, visiting old friends, and also going hiking. After going through the stress of a big move, it turned out to be a great way to unwind, and catch our breath, before getting started on our new life in Canada.
The two photos below show the moving vans in front of our old house in California, and the Island of Gros Isle, just outside of the village of La Tabatiere, which shows the start and end of our summer adventure. The island of Gros Isle is about two kilometeres long, and the Southwest cove has the beautiful beach that you see in the photographs below. It is a difficult beach to reach by boat when it is windy, but it was unusually calm during the day that we went, and we were able to spend the entire day on the beach. The kids had a great time looking for sea shells, and playing in the sand. We also took a short hike up the nearby hill, where I took the photograph and lit a small fire for lunch using the driftwood on the beach. The icing on the cake was the fact that we saw a bunch of whales on our way back to La Tabatiere.
The day on Gros Isle was absolutley perfect, and excellent weather for the entire vacation. were probably the main reasons that we ended up purchasing a small house in Mutton Bay. Whatever the reason, it seemed to make sense at the time, and we now have a cottage on the Lower North Shore . Since we are not going to be using it very much right now, we are going to rent it for the rest of the year. This is just the first post in a series related to our vacation, and I will be adding more posts later.
