Isle-aux-Coudres to Portneuf

The alarm sounded in the middle of the night warning us that the current has reversed. The anchor rode is once again stuck under the keel.

At 4:50 we finally left the island with a favorable current in a sunrise red light day.

What a great day.  We made great progress.  We advanced quickly by iron sail and then by dacron for a couple of hours.  We got the Ile Orleans and by choosing to go through the North Channel, we discover new scenery.  The water was brown and opaque. 

We had a great view of Ste-Anne de Beaupré Shrine and the Cathedral. We passed under the bridge to Île d'Orléans and near the Bassin Louise, the YQC. It was still early; we push a little further up 'Portneuf.

As we pass the Quebec Bridge, the current reverses and slowly but surely slows our progress. Light scattered rain at 2:32 p.m. 

4:30 p.m. We just dropped anchor in Cap-Santé downstream of Portneuf and just a little away from the sea. Not a small cove well protected but with a background that provides good performance.

We were wet and had no desires to go to visit the nice fancy restaurant at Portneuf that was recommended to us.  The anchor fouled around the keel again.  We had lots of scope.