Day 50 - Saguaney

Our ship is anchored in the Saguenay Fjord in front of the town La Baie. We decided to stay on board and not go ashore by tender boat. The temperature outside is 9°C and with the windchill factor feels like 6°. It is warm and cosy sitting by the covered pool area on deck 7. The pool area is covered by a large glass roof which the crew slides on or off depending on the weather.

After leaving Quebec yesterday we passed under power lines, escorted by a pilot boat.

Parts of the Saguenay Fjiord are declared as marine and land national park, where visitors and locals go hiking, sailing and skiing in winter. Phosphate and bauxite mining occurs around the small city of Seguenay and ore is shipped out or treated at the aluminium smelter. A fairly new wharf was built to accommodate cruise ships but the Arcadia got there first.