Friday, August 25th: If you are bold enough to make the drive in one shot by all means go ahead, but my girlfriend, Kaity, and I decided to take the more easy going approach and stayed at an Airbnb (Join Airbnb with this link to save $25 on your first booking) for one night across the river from Québec City in Lévis to break up the driving.

Montréal--->Lévis

Total Trip Time: 3 Hours

Saturday, August 26th: I think one of the best part about a road trip is stopping wherever you want and whenever you want. Once we left in the morning from Levis, we decided to head to a cafe that looked interesting in Rivere-Du-Loup called Cafe Du Clocher RDL. The breakfast wrap was great and they surprisingly have coffee from all over the world! It was a great place to fuel up before a long drive.

On the way out of town, we debated whether to pick up a ride share or not from one of the ride share groups we saw on Facebook. We decided we would and ended up picking up a traveler named Marc. We took him along for $50 CAD to Gaspé (Side note: If you are doing a trip on a budget, this is a great way to make some extra money and get to meet new people. Also, a great way to travel around and it is very common in this region.) The trip took a little longer than expected to get to Gaspé due to road construction and bathroom breaks, but we had amazing views driving right along the the St. Lawrence. We also got extremely lucky with the weather. We had nothing but sun and blue skies the whole week!

Lévis--->Gaspé

Total Trip Time: 11 Hours

Sunday, August 27th: We ended up setting up our tent and camping gear in a camping park called Camping Griffon. We arrived in medium season so we payed $28 CAD ($23 USD) a night for a spot with electricity and water. I would highly recommend this family run spot for its amazing facilities alone! The bathrooms and shower area were cleaned twice daily, they had hot water, grills, and you can camp with views of the water. The staff is very helpful in navigating the region and you are a 10 minute drive from the entrance of Forillon National Park. The only downside was that we were a 30 minute drive from the nearest grocery store so come prepared or stop in town Gaspé to stock up on food on your way to the camp site. Also, be prepared to wear layers. It gets very cold at night! I had on at least a hat, 4 sweaters, 2 pairs of sweatpants, and 2 pairs of warm socks.