Photo Gallery
Sept Ile and Ile Manowin
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Anchored off of Ile Grand Caouis
Having a mooch about the island
The owners of the cottage popped by in their boat and gave us a lobster for dinner which was very kind of them!
Anchored off of Sept Ile
The dingy tied up to the public pier at high tide
The sun setting from Sept Ile
More Whales on the way to Ile Manowin
Anchored off of Ile Manowin after a spot of rain
Off to the island to have a look around
wild flowers
Marie anchored in the bay
Then we had a whale come to visit. We first heard him on the boat, he sounded like a gun shot pretty close but as we looked out from the boat we saw it was a whale right next to us!
He must have been curious as he circled the boat a couple of times when we were on it, he left the bay but came back 3 times
We got a bit carried away with the pictures but we were very excited!
Having barbequed lobby for dinner in the fog!
The island next door Ile du Corossol is a bird sanctuary
These little dudes called Penguins are soo sweet, they are tiny and have bright red feet and look as though they have a reall struggle flying
Coming back over to the islands with the fog coming in after popping down to Sept Ile for the morning
Taking the boat around Corossol to anchor on the east side of Manowin when the wind changed direction
The old light house keepers cottages, abandoned now, on Ile du Corossol
We didn't realise when we anchored on the west side that Manowin was inhabited and part privately owned. The owners were super friendly and let us use their mooring and invited us over for drinks and freshly caught lobster dinner!
Me and Ann, Louis in the background. Ann's great grandfather brought the land back in 1905 and it has stayed in the family ever since.
Signing the guest book
The old phones in the different cottages still work!
Looking down over their land
The tractor in the shed used for working the potatoes
The potato field
Marie on the mooring
A trip over to Corossol to go and see the lighthouse and visit their neighbors
Looking back over at Manowin
Up at the abandoned village
The old lighthouse
Inside one of the old buildings
The road sign along the track to the light house
The cottage of the last light house keeper, he is no longer around but the family continues to stay here in the summer months
Porpoise skeleton
Moose horns and whale bone
So much wood washes up on the islands, great to keep the fire going
Behind me is a whale skull, its huge
as I am clearly demonstrating here!
Back on Manowin and in the fishing shed
another of the old telephones
The lobsters they get around here are enormous
The size of those claws!!
Having a beer with the family
We are currently stuck on the boat with high east winds, waiting for the weather to turn in our favor so we can head over to Gaspe
Mano isn't bothered about the weather, he has holed himself up with the sails and other stuff and is nice and cozy!
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