Bas-Saint-Laurent: South Shore

 It was overcast with patchy fog (significant scotch mist) as we drove the remaining 85 km through the Matapedia Valley. We stopped at one lookout in Amqui at Lake Matapedia. 

Bas-Saint-Laurent is the region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River.

We stopped at the Jardins de Métis, a historic site in Grand-Métis.  The gardens were created between 1926 and 1958 by horticulturalist Elsie Reford.  It began as a fishing camp. There are some 3,000 species and varieties of plants spread over 15 gardens. Kathy visited the gardens  for a couple of hours.

We continued our drive west along Rte 132 following the river, made a brief stop in Rimouski at a Tim's and eventually stopped for the day at a campground a few km  off  Rte 132 in St. Alexandre-de-Kamouraska: Camping Le Rayon De Soleil.

 It looked familiar. Jean and I had stayed here in 2003 on a trip to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia when it was Camping Le Passant . It was much more built up with new owners.

We motored 299 km under overcast skies, through a few showers and more rain overnight.