Our day starts early as indicated in the previous post. It is crucial to be able to exit the marina at high tide for at low tide there is absolutely no water at the entrance to the marina basin.
It is a bright and sunny day even at the early hours of 4:30 am. Engine check, oil check and of we go into a new day of adventure going east towards the Canadian Maritimes.
As we ride we pass by quaint little towns and large farms of windmills. As we learned they are about 1.5 mil each and locally produced. May the future of our planet be of more such items that generate clean energy utilizing natural resources that are available to all and should be free for all.
As the day progresses and we continue our journey going east, north-east we encounter the already witnessed catatonic winds coming down from the mountains and gusting through the valleys and on to the surface of the water beneath it at sudden gusts up to 30 – 40 knots creating confused seas and sudden drops in temperature. Thank God we are not on a sailboat through this encounter!
The coast line is beautiful and not very populated yet lined with mountain ranges in the background that gently slope down into each other while being covered with pine trees primarily, and yet showing quite a bit of erosion towards the coast line. It is impressive to see the different layers of soil and rock formed and layered on top of each other and finally topped with a rich dark coat of very fertile soil on which in lower areas dairy farms seem to exists amidst fishing villages.

Riviere-au-Renard (Fox River) has a major fishing fleet in their marina and their primary catch are Nordic shrimp which are small in size yet ah so sweet and tasty.

Riviere au Renard is a small town with a great marina thanks to the great shrimp fishing fleet that calls it their home base. A big part of the industry is fishing and processing. We took full advantage of that and delighted our taste buds on some fresh northern shrimp, muscles and local lobster. There is nothing better than real fresh seafood!
I hope I have intrigued your flavors for seafood and encourage you to come and taste it right here at it’s source! Bon nuit! Sweet dreams!