Yesterday was wonderful. We had an adventure that will remain vivid in our memories forever. I had a fever Friday night and we were tempted to delay this outing for a day, but the weather forecast for Saturday was good and for the next few days bad. So I dragged my body out and felt so happy that I did. We took a boat from Percé out and around the Percé Rock, then out to Bonaventure Island. We went around the island and saw gannets and several other kinds of birds by the thousands, in the air and on ledges. (We need to work on identifying the birds a bit more - I'll let you know.) We then landed on the island and hiked up and over it to a place where we could be only a few feet away from a solid mass of gannets, nesting and getting ready to nest. We didn't see any eggs, but some looked as though they were already sitting on an egg. Others were busy bringing in materials for their minimalist nests. They are already paired. One of the mysteries is how they find each other.
We are sitting in a hotel dining room where we had breakfast and are using their internet. The Rock and Bonaventure Island are lost out there in the fog. We hope it will lift a bit for the rest of our scenic drive around the Gaspe. The photos I just uploaded continue on another page - follow the "older post" link at the bottom. Alan says the best ones are there.
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