"Chibougamau?" you ask. Indeed. It's on the map if you happen to have one that includes smaller towns in mid to northern Quebec. I arrived yesterday. When I booked my bus ticket I was expecting 8-10 hours. I was wrong. My poor little bum hurts from the 12 hours I spent travelling. So, why am I happy? New adventures! And the last leg of my trip between St. Felicien and Chibougamau was amazing. It was late last night, and very dark outside. The bus was nearly empty and I could only see the black spikes of pine trees along the side of the road. The moon was a bright orange sliver of a crescent and it kept disappearing behind the trees. There are very few buildings along that stretch of highway so the only light was from the bus's headlights. As a result, the stars were bright and plentiful and a couple of them fell and lit up the sky. Eventually, after touching the horizon for most of the journey, the moon disappeared altogether. It was as though the bus had climbed beyond the realm of the moon. I know I'm getting sappy here, but those few moments of witnessing nature made me truly happy.
Stay tuned for more adventures in Chibougamau! So far the people seem to be extremely nice and the weather is much colder than Montreal.
a bientot darlings!
xx
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