 It was a beautiful day, sunny with little wind to explore the next island in the archipelago, Havre aux Maisons. It is a more rural island with winding roads and scattered houses. It is remarkably treeless but the spectacular worn shoreline red cliffs make up for it.....stunning scenery.
We took Hwy 199 and crossed the only bridge on the archipelago.
Our approach to this island was the Circuit des |Saveurs,
the food trail.  We stopped at La Pointe, wharves and a marina, to check out a fish market. Next stop off the hwy was la Fromagerie du Pied-De-Vent . We could observe the making of curds through a glass partition in the shop. We both bought cheese. There was also local artisans' work on display for sale. I bought a hand painted
plate.
We took the time to walk a short trail nearby to the shore.
Next stop was Le Fumoir d'Anton , a family business selling smoked fish and seafood. We bought seafood crepes. An old smokehouse was set up with displays explaining the process. There was also a short video.
We continued our drive along the shoreline to Alright Cape Lighthouse overlooking Plaisance Bay. It was a short walk to more spectacular scenery.
We made one more gastronomic stop at Miel en Mer.
We ate our lunch in the parking area at Dune-du-Sud beach. People were sitting on the beach enjoying the sun.
We checked into our next campground, Camping des Sillons at 2:30 hoping to do some cycling. We were disappointed to learn that there is only one off road cycle path in the area , the main path being along Hwy 199. We did ride a short distance along the highway. The shoulder was safe and wide enough.
After our bbq chicken dinner, we walked a short distance along the sand dune beach. It is 22 km long.
We drove only 24 km but saw and did so much.
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