Today we completed our circuit of the Gaspe Peninsula and followed La Riviere Restigouche, which forms the border between Quebec and New Brunswick. At Matapedia, we crossed the Pont Mercier, moved our watches ahead an hour and crossed into New Brunswick.
The town of Saint Quentin calls itself the Atlantic Maple Capital and boasts production of maple syrup and other maple products as its third major industry (behind logging and raising livestock).
Our B&B for the next two nights is in the woods outside of town and is very quiet! Saint Quentin doesn’t have many restaurant options, but they have a Marche Richelieu grocery store, so we planned to use our shared kitchen to cook dinner in. Upon arrival, we found that we are the only guests in the upstairs suites, so we have the kitchen to ourselves!
We headed off into Mount Carleton Provincial Park, home to the tallest mountain in the Maritimes.
The network of small lakes making up the central part of the park is the source of three major rivers: the Nepisiguit, Upsalquitch and Tobique. Two thousand years ago, when canoes were the main form of transportation, these lakes were a significant area for travel and trade.
We did several small hikes around the lakes through nice deciduous and pine forests.
Later in the day we drove to the far end of Bathurst Lake where it becomes Camp Lake in search of more moose! We are heading back to civilization soon, so today is probably our last chance.
Sadly, we were skunked again. Probably not late enough in the afternoon/evening to find the moose.
Back at the B&B, we cooked ourselves a yummy dinner and prepared for our return to Quebec tomorrow.
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