Saturday, July 12, 2014

Jour 7 - Perce Village 12 Jul

Started the day with a nice campsite breakfast and then off we went looking for an Internet cafe. We treated ourselves to a tasty americano coffee and a good two hours catching up on administration. Me on the blog and Hélène book keeping. Once the administration done, we got our boat tickets for an afternoon sail. We sailed around the Rocher Percé and Ile de Bonaventure.  It was most impressive to see some of the 200,000 birds who inhabit the island. We also saw many grey seals who also call the waters home. We landed on the island and hiked to the colony of Fou de Bassan.  They are the most populous on the island.  At the bird look out, you are mere inches from them and they are absolutely not bothered. We saw females on the nest sitting on their egg and others tending to their young chicks. The survival rate for young birds is less than 30% as many die taking that first leap of the cliffs. We also got to visit some homes that remained habited until 1971 when the park was created. The island and the Village of Percé where part of a once prosperous fishing economy. Unfortunately not much remains of those times past.

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A few birds on Ile Bonaventure

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