We really packed it in today, with 3 museums/exhibitions technically!!
We started at a neat Papeterie (paper making workshop), where we had a chance to learn how to use a quill pen!
Then we spent the morning touring the really interesting Maritime Museum of Charlevoix and learned all about shipbuilding and what an industry of wooden sailboats there were in the mid 20th century in the St Lawrence and climbing all over schooners and a tugboat!
This movie about the life of a boat was shown inside the hold of one of the cargo ships, and was narrated by the boat herself.
After lunch we explored the grounds. I think more museums should have wooded obstacle courses!
After a bit of gift shopping, we hit a chocolaterie in Les Eboulements. Rowan is a chocolate shop expert, so it seemed a fitting destination. And wow,wowat an experience. You could get chocolate dipped soft serve, but the chocolate dip was genuine, thick, melted chocolate in no less than 10 flavours. I chose Guyana sourced milk chocolate; it was phenomenal !
We went back to the campsite for a rest and to play with poor bored Kona and then headed back out for 1 more museum (I've only got 4 days left, I've gotta squeeze as much out of this trip as I can!!)
The Charlevoix area was shaped by a giant meteorite impact 400 million years ago and a tiny museum in the middle of the Fairmont Richelieu golf course puts on a presentation at 4 pm each day in English explaining it, animating it on a 3D topographical map and letting you snuggle with real meteorites! So cool!!
Then back to the campsite for dinner and to plan our next trip.
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