Sainte-Flavie to Chandler via Matapedia

Got Gas...gotta go

Some people collect postcards, we collect gas receipts.

Don ready for another 350 km

Matapedia River Valley
The first section south from Ste Flavie is "so, so", but after a restorative coffee in Amqui things became a lot more interesting.

There's only one word for it...spectacular! Long sweeping turns revealing view after view of one of the world's foremost Salmon rivers.

Matapedia River

Roy led our troop through this 170 km ride south to Pointe-a-la-Croix.

Our fearless leader...in full battle dress

Lunch was at Subway, but even this provided a great view of the inter-provincial bridge running over to Campbellton, New Brunswick.

Don, Fiona, Roy and Ken - on a Mi'kmaq Indian Reserve

Barely 55 km further down the road, I pulled in to the Halte Municipale in Carleton-sur-Mer to plaintiff cries of "Why are we stopping?" (take me now Lord, so I don't have to re-cap the principle of sightseeing!).

Well it's a darn good job that we did, or we would not have bumped in to "Dave from Mississauga", who asked if we are members of any clubs and proudly announced that he is "a member of the BMW Club of Ontario".

Imagine our surprise! Although Dave isn't a regular participant he has met lots of members on the road - including Bob, Cliff, Ron & Linda, Roland & Barb, Hans & Carol...and...wait for it...Dominique.

It was nice to meet you Dave

 A moment of reflection
Even our intrepid band value the opportunity to reflect from time-to-time, and Ken found the perfect spot for that at Boulangerie Artisinale La Petrie in Bonaventure.

Don gave their Espresso "two thumbs up" and declared it "worth the trip", not to mention the pastries.

Pastries that made the eyes boggle

This was a fun stop for all...

Blending in in Bonaventure

The last leg
From Bonaventure, with light traffic, we savoured the short 88 km hop to our digs at the Motel Chandler in...you've guessed it...Chandler. The entire route hugs the edge of the Baie de Chaleur (warmest sea water on Canada's Atlantic coast).

A typical view from Rte 132 on the way to Chandler

Timing of a champion
Amazingly, we arrived at the Motel spot on 5.06 pm...precisely as predicted by Furkot!

Not bad for having covered 385 km, with multiple stops!

Rock on
Tomorrow we head for Percé, and the famous rock. Possibly a boat ride if we can get ourselves organized...