Tadoussac to Anse St. Jean and Baie Eternitie

After a stay 2 days and 3 nights in Tadoussac, it is time to return to the great waters. The winds were still strong, maybe a little lighter. The adventure calls us again.  We decided to head for Baie Eternity, about 25 miles away.

We called Sepaq https://www.sepaq.com/pq/sag/index.dot?language_id=1 to reserve a mooring ball.  We were not sure how long we were going to stay there, they told us we could take mooring ball 3, it was available for two days and nobody has booked it.  The suggested we call back to confirm if we wanted to it for the other day.

We filled the water tanks but we could not refuel because we are at low tide and the depth of the service platform does not allow it at low tide.

Once we were a few miles up, the winds and waves became manageable, allowing us to enjoy the majestic walls that create the fjord, water depth exceeds 500 to 1000 feet.

We started following the east wall and then decided to follow the west wall, following a Beneteau. Eventually, he stopped at Ile St. Louis.

We continued to Anse-St-Jean for fuel and some touring.  We dock against a 16 knots wind that pushes us off the dock - not an easy task. 

Once fueled, we could not remain at the service dock so we moved to the nearby municipal dock. Daniele reports the maneuver as more than dangerous, but it was really not so bad.

The famous Pâtisserie Louise

Daniele steps off Bellum and ties bow.  The stern blows out and we had to pull the stern back in using the long dock lines.  We were pulling a 6 tonne boat with winds gusting in excess of 18 knots on her broadside.  There was no danger since the bow was secured and the wind was blowing us off the dock. But Daniele does not see the sense of that.

The temperature at Anse-St-Jean was much warmer than the fjord, about 28 C versus 16 in the fjord.  We visited the famous Pâtisserie Louise and provisioned with a blueberry pie and some bread. Highly recommended by Pierre L and Active Captain review.

We then continued to Baie Eternity, grabbing mooring buoy # 3 at 18:30.  It was the first time we used our Robship magic stick. It worked marvelously.  http://www.hookandmoor.com/  

The scenery in the bay was just awesome.  Much more beautiful than we ever imagined.  Even at 16 degrees, I wanted to swim.  The water was slightly salty.