Portage 2023

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My appetite for Italy

My friends, my loved ones,

Last night was my first sunset at Notre-Dame-du-Portage… I am at Portage since June 25^th! 😲

 

I’ve been taking advantage of the tranquility and the salty air for ten days now. You know how I love the river banks, even when Mother Nature brings me rain instead of nice weather. I am always busy writing, painting, reading or sleeping. However, for novices, I can understand that the last ten days have been deceiving:

 

Here are the majestic Pèlerins

 

 

Here is Île aux Lièvres

 

 

 And here is the ferry leaving Rivière-du-Loup

 

or is it here?

 

 

It is difficult to identify the true culprit. It could be the smog from the forest fires in northern Quebec. But it could also be drizzle and/or mist. I think that this year, we are looking at these factors all at once. So, for those who came from far away to capture the mythical sunsets of Notre-Dame-du-Portage, better come back later.

 

However, a great advantage of being in the Lower St-Lawrence this time of year: it is cold. Here, no heatwave.

 

I wish you all a great summer,

 

Big kiss,

 

Diane