Blogs from Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, North America - page 2

Greetings all, Since our last entry we've picked up a hire car (a big jeep which is just what we've needed here) and driven about two and a half hours to Tremblant Natonal Park - the ski area. We're staying in a fantastic chalet right in the village with friends. We've been wanting to 'do' the chalet thing for years and it really has proved as much fun as we'd hoped. Our chalet is perfect; it looks out over a huge lake and backs straight onto a forest with deer roaming round and frequentely coming to visit us at the back door! It has a HUGE fireplace which is perfect for relaxing after a hard day of skiing and beers. The ski resort itself is much better than we had hoped with VERY GOOD apres ski ... read more

Biking Quebec's “Le P’Tit Train du Nord” in Laurentians Number of times we have biked this trail: 3 years Basics: Length: 200 kilometres + extension Surface: 100 km crushed limestone and 100km paved Width: 3 metres Trailhead: Mont Laurier and Saint Jerome Parking: at stations in each of the towns Signage: at road crossings and on trail Bathrooms: washrooms at each station, pit toilets in northern section Water: at each station and 2 locations have spring water Benches: at various locations (all notes by Carol Ursano, with input from Joe!!) Background Information on the Trail Quebec's province-wide system of bicycle paths has been named the best in the world by the Washington-based National Geographic Society. The 4,000-kilometre Route Verte, whic... read more

hallo ihr lieben, nun haben wir endlich mal wieder eine vernünftige internetverbindung und können ein paar erlebnisse mit euch teilen. das mit dem inet ist hier in quebec nämlich gar nicht so einfach! also, fangen wir mal an. den letzten eintrag gabs noch in nova scotia, wie ihr ja wisst. das bundesland new brunswick haben wir praktisch übersprungen, viel zu viele menschen, wenig natur, und noch menr schneesturm!!! da haben wir uns dann dazu entschieden, erst einmal im state quebec ein wenig zu verschnaufen, nur damit ihr ein gefühl für die distanzen bekommt: nova scotia - quebec = 3 tage = 1300 kilometer. rein rational, gefühlt: 5000 km! die highways sind im zustand unserer landstrassen, plus ein paar mehr schlaglöcher, meisst nur zweispurig und bei schnee freut man sich sehr, wenn man eine spur auch nur ... read more

Memorable time from the tsunamis, we were up here freezing our tails off.... read more