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A relaxing little day

  • arreterlaspcaroule
  • Jul 8
  • 2 min read

A short, quiet day in the form of a round trip to Chisasibi of around 250km.

So I took a small section of the Billy Diamond Highway, very small but full of roadworks! Then I set off on the James Bay road. Not to be out of place, this one is also under construction with generous shovelfuls of gravel. From what I can see these last two days, gravel is a constituent available in phenomenal quantities and surely very cheap because not only do they put it everywhere, like in the rest of Quebec you might say, but the layer put in place is quite intense. As a result, it makes the surface very slippery for motorcycles. Honestly, I don't recommend the road past km381 for novices. It is demanding, beautiful and exotic, but demanding. So you have been warned :)


Of course, on my way to Chisasibi, I pass by La Grande 1. So, obviously, I had booked the tour that starts at 9 a.m. I arrived… at 9:03 a.m.! And yes, the roadworks add minutes and minutes of waiting at the temporary red lights. Even though I had left quite a bit earlier to arrive early, it was a failure. But hey, I was admitted without any problem with the group that had just started. It must be said that it's the same driver, the same person at the reception for the tours of the Robert-Bourassa power plant. So I started with a "hello again!" And off we go, the tour!


Unlike the Robert Bourassa power plant, which is made of rock and underground, this one is made of concrete, like the Manic 5. Being above ground, it has large windows. It's a shame that you can't take pictures, because it's truly impressive how huge these power plants are. And, if you've never visited one, they're absolutely incredibly clean! But not only that, everything has its place. Absolutely nothing is lying around.


Poème Cri 1er partie
Poème Cri 1er partie
Seconde partie
Seconde partie

After the visit, I went to Chisasibi, a village in the Cree community. Following an agreement with the government, this community, formerly Fort Georges, was enfranchised and is therefore no longer subject to the "Indian Act." They have their own health care systems, school systems, and municipal systems. It's a growing village with an average age of 30-35. So it's a dynamic environment where education is partly in the Cree language as well as in English and French.



This is how my day ends. Tomorrow begins the journey home.


Le café est prêt pour infusion
Le café est prêt pour infusion

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