The Saguenay Fjord is a 105 km long glacial valley. It is North America's only navigable fjord. It is also an estuary combining fresh water from Lac St-Jean and saltwater from the St Lawrence River.
We stopped in Baie-Sainte-Catherine at the Pointe-Noire Interprettation and Observation Centre. It was closed but we were still able to enter the grounds and go down to the various observation decks. The view in every direction was breath-taking.
We continued to literally the end of Rte 138 and took the free ferry across the Saguenay River to Tadoussac. The 1.6 km crossing takes approximately 10 minutes.
We checked in at Camping Tadoussac (another campground Jean and |I stayed at in1999), paid $62.09 for one night with 3 hook-ups, We have a partial view of the river and passed on paying $80 for a site overlooking the river.
Visiting Tadoussac, one in a select group of "Most Beautiful Villages in Québec", turned out to be a challenge. We defied the law in search of parking which we finally found with some help from locals. We paid $10.00 for two hours.
The village is very picturesque, dominated by the Hotel Tadoussac. It was first built in 1864 by wealthy Montrealers and Quebecers, sold for $12,000 in 1879 and renovated in 1888. It was demolished in 1941 and rebuilt in 1942.
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While I stayed in the village, Kathy walked one of the trails at the end of the village at Pointe de l'Islet, a short 1.3 km.
We returned to the campground at 3:00 after an easy 50 km day. It was our warmest day, reaching 28º. Tadoussac has blackflies.😒