Baie St Paul and Tony's favourite meal

region of Charlevoix - Tuesday afternoon

Baie St Paul, the biggest town in the region of Charlevoix, has a population of 7 500. It is primarily a summer destination, with hiking, swimming, islands, whale watching and art being the main attractions. We arrived in rain …. and rain …. for the whole afternoon. We found a cafe where we could relax and hang out … and hope that the rain stopped. It didn’t. But Tony had one of his best meals of the trip thus far: an adult version of poutine, with crispy squid and octopus as the chips element, then feta, olives, caramelised onions (with maple syrup) and a few chillis as the topping. He was in his element! Accompanied by a local beer, it was another unexpected bonus!

We stayed at the cafe for as long as we could justify, before heading to find our van park. As lovely as it appeared, we really couldn't explore at all as the rain was heavy. We spent an evening updating diaries, sorting photos, playing on technology before finally cooking our meal on the gas cooktop inside Bertha - the first time we've had to cook indoors this trip.