Our last day in Mont Tremblant

While Gord played golf today, I relaxed on the deck and read. When he went by our place (we back onto the tenth hole), I ran out and took some pictures. It was pouring for his first ten holes so he was soaked. It wasn’t too bad for his last ten holes. He shot one of his best games ever.

Gord teeing off

Gord passing by in his golf cart

Second of three shots (he got par)

We walked into the pedestrian village and had supper at Le Shack. Since it's our last night in Mont Tremblant, we went up on the gondola one last time. We were one of the last of the night. It was wet and cold so we had one last quick look and then came back down again.

Then we had one last Blizzard at La Diablo because grabbing a cab (it was pouring by that time).

Let's hike down Mont Tremblant, QC!

Today we took a drive around the actual village of Mont Tremblant and had breakfast at a local restaurant called Lorraine’s Family Restaurant.

We decided to go for a hike this afternoon. So we took the gondola up the mountain with the intention of hiking down. It was muggy at the base but cooler and fresher at the top. What a difference a day makes, though. When we were at the top of the mountain on Sunday, we had a great view. Today we were in the clouds! We couldn’t see anything.

We had 10 trails to choose from (from 1 km to 10 km) and we chose “Les Caps”. It was 5 km, winding down the mountain through the woods and considered “strenuous” … the estimated time was 1.5 to 2 hours to complete.

With all the rain we’d had last night, it was challenging as it was very slippery and muddy (I slipped and fell twice). But it was a lot of fun.

Towards the end, we came across a small waterfall and stopped for a snack. It was so nice to stand with my feet in the cold water!

We were beat and hot by the time we got to the base again a little over two hours later (we took our time because it was so slippery) and stopped at the Bullseye for a couple cold drinks and nachos. Then we headed back to our condo to spend some time at the pool cooling down some more.

A thunder and lightening storm came up and knocked the power out in the area for about three hours. By the time it came back on around 10:00, we had settled in for the night.

Chillaxin' by the pool in Mont Tremblant, QC

Today we chillaxed! We had a leisurely breakfast and then spent the afternoon by the pools.

Gord BBQed ribs for supper.

Hangin' in Mont Tremblant, QC

We walked to the “pedestrian village” of Mont Tremblant (about 15 minutes), which is made up of the Tremblant resort hotels, condos, restaurants, ski lifts, marina, etc., built into the mountain.

Pedestrian village

We had Blizzards (a beer with hints of ginger, orange and coriander) at La Diable, a microbrewery (we later went back there for supper).

Having Blizzards at La Diable

Then we took the gondola up the mountain. It is almost 900 metres at the top and there’s a great view.

On our way up the mountain on the gondola

We had a couple drinks on the deck of Grand Manitou,
the restaurant at the top.

They have chairs set up on the side of the mountain
so we spent some time enjoying the view.

Then we headed back down to the village again. This weekend there was a Latino festival going on so we enjoyed a couple hours of tunes.

The liquor laws in the pedestrian village are very relaxed … much different from Toronto. Here you can buy a can of beer at the liquor store and walk around with it. Or you can buy a drink from a vendor and take a stroll.

Mont Tremblant, QC

We left Toronto about 9:30 and got to Mont Tremblant around 5:30.

We dipped north just inside the Quebec border and caught a ferry, thus bypassing the traffic around Montreal. We followed the big ferry signs to get to it … only to discover it’s actually a barge being pulled by a fishing boat. But it did the trick!

The ferry between Hudson and Oka

We are renting a one bedroom condo. And it’s amazing!! Everything we need is provided, even a washer and dryer. And the tub is awesome … big and deep.

We're on the ground floor

We went for a swim once we settled in. There are two hot tubs, a pool, a lap pool and a waterfall.

Having fun at the pools!

We brought groceries with us and Gord BBQed steaks for supper on the deck. We had a bottle of wine that Mark and Monica had given us for our anniversary (thanks, Mark and Mon!). As we were eating, we saw a couple deer on the golf course we are backing onto.

After the long drive, we were happy to be here and relaxed. We’ll go exploring tomorrow!