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It\u2019s 9 in the evening, and a group of ten or so kayakers venture out onto the St. Lawrence with the company Mer et Monde<\/a>. The sea blends into the night and the water is frigid: nothing here to reassure the faint of heart! But after a few minutes of paddling, a flash of light appears in the furrow of a paddle stroke. Soon the entire surface of the Estuary seems to be flickering. The kayakers have the good fortune to witness a phenomenon that can only be observed at night: bioluminescence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s 9 in the evening, and a group of ten or so kayakers venture out onto the St. Lawrence with the company Mer et Monde. The sea blends into the night and the water is frigid: nothing here to reassure the faint of heart! 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