A single handed sailboat race was starting this morning, and
“Audour”, (spelling) a local sailor we met in Souris and Chéticamp, was
competing, so we watched the start at 9am.
It’s a pretty long race – 95nm, and the competitors are expected back in
the early hours of tomorrow morning. On
the lookout hill we noticed a strange structure, which turned out to be a Trebuchet. And there was a demo scheduled at 1pm today. So, of course, we were there.
The first part of cranking the counterweight was easy: http://youtu.be/I59U4n5prm0. And the next part wasn’t too bad: http://youtu.be/dQ1CecCIvkg. But as the counterweight started to get
closer to horizontal, it was very difficult to crank: http://youtu.be/qknyvPfLAno. Then 21st Century technology took
over: http://youtu.be/2-bDjBg8USU. And here’s the firing: http://youtu.be/B2wvjBxuKQ8.
We hiked some local hills in the afternoon where we had
great views of the peninsula. In the
evening, Pierre and Brigitte joined us for appetizers, and we adjourned to a
tapas bar, (Magdalen Islands style), where we were entertained by the owner
playing cello. 
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