Yesterday Rose headed back to Minneapolis, and our friends Hillary and Koleena arrived in Gaspé to spend the week with us. It was a cold and rainy night — after provisioning for our next leg, we got pizza delivered to the boat rather than braving the weather to walk to dinner in town.
We left Gaspé mid-morning today under sunny skies. The wind was perfect to get both sails up, and we flew along at 8 knots (a lot for a sailboat!).
We had some great sights, including a tall ship under sail, and Percé Rock, a famous spot on the Gaspé peninsula.
We did hit weather — several bouts of heavy rain, even some hail. It was a good fresh water rinse for the salt water on our decks, and we saw gorgeous rainbows.
After a great day on the water, we anchored about 7 pm and made a quick and delicious dinner of watermelon feta salad and the fresh cod from the poissonnerie in Gaspé.