Originally Posted by chasm54

I'd vote for this idea. I did this in reverse last year on my way from Toronto to Gaspé. The hills are steep (mainly courtesy of the ancient meteor strike, I believe) but few of them are very long, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful. Tadoussac is a nice little town, and the whale-watching is terrific.

I went at what was supposed to be the worst time of year for black flies, but they weren't that bad. On a scale of one to ten, rating the Scottish West Highland midge as a ten, I'd give them a six. Seven on a bad day.