Edd
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I’m going to do multiple posts here because of photo limitations with the app. If you want to get right to the skiing, skip this post. It’ll take me some time in between posts. Suffice to say, this was an excellent trip.
Our group of 4 met in Portsmouth and headed north early Saturday evening. The plan was to stay in Waterville at a cheap motel that night to shave a couple of hours off of the trip to Mont-Sainte-Anne on Sunday giving us time to stop in Quebec City. None of us had been to this part of Quebec before.
The drive from Waterville to the border gave us increasing amounts of snowpack which was nice to see. The road going through The Forks and Jackman were washboard style but the scenery up that way is very impressive. There are views of Carabassett Valley and Baxter State Park on either side of you.
We stopped in Quebec City for lunch and just picked Le Château De Frontenac (most photographed hotel in the world) as a destination, figuring that there’d be a bunch of cool stuff around it. We were right, walking by a horde of restaurants on the way to the hotel. We had lunch at the hotel however, which is good because we were treated to stunning views of the St Lawrence River, which was loaded with flowing ice.
While there, the server pointed out people in kayaks and rowboats crossing the river and periodically jumping-out-of-the-fucking-boat to push or pull the it over the ice. It looked insane, like an extreme sport.
Also, I had a delicious lobster roll. Gaspesian lobster on a pretzel bun.
Took this sweet pic while freezing our asses off walking back to the car.
What struck us observing the natives was how seriously they dressed for winter. A lot of badass looking puffy coats, fur hats, and gloves. We passed by multiple outdoor ice rinks and a park with a huge ice rink and an outer track where people cross-country skied. It seemed to us that the city embraced the winter more than back home.
Leaving QC, we drove another 40 minutes north to our Airbnb at Mont-Sainte-Anne. It was a gorgeous condo that seemed brand new. 4 bedrooms and everything a skier needs, and waaay cheaper than it would be down here. Here’s the view from the living room.
Beer report: I tried one beer that wasn’t disappointing. Yakima IPA, made in Quebec by Microbrasserie Le Castor. 6.5% alcohol. My friends were smart and brought a bunch of US beers for our rental place. While I was out, I stuck to Jameson and gingers (doubles). Keep trying, Canada!
Our group of 4 met in Portsmouth and headed north early Saturday evening. The plan was to stay in Waterville at a cheap motel that night to shave a couple of hours off of the trip to Mont-Sainte-Anne on Sunday giving us time to stop in Quebec City. None of us had been to this part of Quebec before.
The drive from Waterville to the border gave us increasing amounts of snowpack which was nice to see. The road going through The Forks and Jackman were washboard style but the scenery up that way is very impressive. There are views of Carabassett Valley and Baxter State Park on either side of you.
We stopped in Quebec City for lunch and just picked Le Château De Frontenac (most photographed hotel in the world) as a destination, figuring that there’d be a bunch of cool stuff around it. We were right, walking by a horde of restaurants on the way to the hotel. We had lunch at the hotel however, which is good because we were treated to stunning views of the St Lawrence River, which was loaded with flowing ice.
While there, the server pointed out people in kayaks and rowboats crossing the river and periodically jumping-out-of-the-fucking-boat to push or pull the it over the ice. It looked insane, like an extreme sport.
Also, I had a delicious lobster roll. Gaspesian lobster on a pretzel bun.
Took this sweet pic while freezing our asses off walking back to the car.
What struck us observing the natives was how seriously they dressed for winter. A lot of badass looking puffy coats, fur hats, and gloves. We passed by multiple outdoor ice rinks and a park with a huge ice rink and an outer track where people cross-country skied. It seemed to us that the city embraced the winter more than back home.
Leaving QC, we drove another 40 minutes north to our Airbnb at Mont-Sainte-Anne. It was a gorgeous condo that seemed brand new. 4 bedrooms and everything a skier needs, and waaay cheaper than it would be down here. Here’s the view from the living room.
Beer report: I tried one beer that wasn’t disappointing. Yakima IPA, made in Quebec by Microbrasserie Le Castor. 6.5% alcohol. My friends were smart and brought a bunch of US beers for our rental place. While I was out, I stuck to Jameson and gingers (doubles). Keep trying, Canada!
