Gaspé day 6 – time to go

It’s time to say goodbye to Percé and the Gaspé Peninisula. Fortunately, a second guardian angel came to my rescue.

My worshop colleague, Yvette, offered to drive me to the airport. She and I had met before – in classes at Langara College where we both completed a photography certificate. How amazing that she and I, both from Vancouver, would meet in a Christopher Dodds workshop in Quebec. Yvette is smarter than I. She did not believe the rent-a-car website that said no cars could be returned on Sundays.

The stay at Hôtel La Normandie, pictured in the banner photo of this post, suited me perfectly. They do not service rooms during a stay so I could leave my stuff all over the place and not tidy it up every morning. If I were staying longer than 5 nights, however, I might not be as pleased with this routine. The Hôtel La Normandie is a hotel of many signs. Here are a few.

Washroom signs outside the dining room (not open til June 14)
I left a $10 tip but wondered what for …

I shall be eternally grateful to Yvette for giving me a lift to the airport. The only downside was that her flight left at 1 pm – we were there by 11 am – and mine didn’t leave til 5 pm. Six hours to while away …

This is pretty well all of the Gaspé Airport.
If you don’t grab your bags quickly enough, they slide off onto the floor.
This is the Gaspé Airport cafeteria.

So I had lots of time to work on my gannet photos. I’m taking a photography course right now and Assignment 6 is due tomorrow. This is what I will submit.

When it was time to leave, there was one other passenger and myself waiting to board. (The plane had come from Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine and was quite full.) There were five – count them, 5! – transport security people to make sure we were safe to fly. 🤪

I arrived at my hotel in Montreal at 9 pm, ravenously hungry since my breakfast at 8 am and only a few uninteresting snacks in between. This will be my last foodie photo – a pasta dish in the hotel bar. It’s not up to the food art I have become accustomed to, but believe me, I didn’t care!

Now I am back on a 300-passenger aircraft bound for Vancouver, writing this post. (Free wifi for Aeroplan members. 😊) I have enjoyed reporting to you and hope you have enjoyed following along. I look forward to connecting wtih you again soon. Hint: October. Europe. Au revoir pour l’instant. 🥰

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