On to Riviere du Loup. We continue along highway 132 all the way to Riviere du Loup. We have decide to spend two nights there at the Municipal campground right on the St. Lawrence river. The campgrounds in Quebec are extremely nice. Most have relatively new washrooms and showers that are well maintained and clean. They all have laundry facilities and some have excellent wi-fi. The municipal campground in Riviere du Loup has the best facilities so far. The washrooms and showers are brand new with heaters in each shower stall. The wi-fi is also excellent.
The reason we are staying an extra night in Riviere-du-Loup is to afford David the opportunity to go out on the St. Lawrence in a Zodiac to hopefully see whales. After researching the possibilities we discover that while before covid you could go out from Riviere-du-Loup the tour operator had left and not returned to the community. To go out we need to take the ferry across the St. Lawrence to Saint Simeon and drive about an hour down the north shore to another ferry that crosses the Saguenay to reach Tadoussac. David really wants the opportunity so we all agree to go.
According to Wanderlust magazine Quebec is the second best place in the world (after Vancouver Island) to see whales, specifically Tadoussac. Deb and I were there probably 40 years ago. We stayed at Hotel Tadoussac, a beautiful vacation resort facing the St. Lawrence that was built in the 1940’s to host cruise ships from the United States and the affluent upper class from Quebec City and Montreal. On the first day we went out on a tall ship to see the whales and the second day on a small Zodiac. We saw 4 different species of whales, 3 different dolphins and several varieties of seals. The best time to see whales in Tadoussac is late August to mid-October so in mid-June we weren’t sure what we would get to see.
The Rotary Ride for Kids 
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