SlowTouringGuy Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Previous Episode: http://ontarioconditions.com/forums/index.php?/topic/14460-gaspésie-voyage-motoneige-de-toute-une-vie-–-prologue/ Le chapitre un/ Jour un/le Premier Episode The Dirty Dozen began assembling on Friday the 27th February at a delightful place on the south shores of the St. Lawrence by the name of Mon Joli Motel. The rooms were good, clean and spacious enough for 12 people to gather for cocktails, the restaurant served delicious meals (including frites “made with LOVE”) and the hosts were most accommodating. http://www.monjolimotel.com/ Many in the group suspected I selected the Mon Joli because it offered ease of attending early morning Service. Speaking of Service….. perhaps it was not at the church – the flesh is weak……….. Lee Marvin (disguised as a mild mannered Huntsville resident) herded his flock – there’s that Sheep motif again – into the dining room, including our demolitions expert SledJunk, for Saturday’s kick-off breakfast; many with “pumpkin heads” from the previous evening’s Drivers Meeting. Our trip that day would take us out a very convenient stub trail directly from the Hotel parking lot to the Trans-Quebec Trail 5. The fields behind the hotel are exposed to strong winds off the river and much of them are wind-swept to the extent of exposed ground. Having left lots of snow in central Ontario one had to wonder why we were sledding in Saint-Flavie/Mont Joli. Nonetheless, a short trip through the fields and under highway 132 brought us to TQ5 and another world; one filled with snow. “ à la Carte “ = I am on the Wagon “ Louis Cinq” = Lost at Sea The early stages of our week were, predominately, on TQ5 in a clock-wise direction; this day from Sainte-Flavie past Matane, lunch at Haltes-des-Montagnes Club House, Cap-Chat and settling for the night at Sainte-Anne des Monts. The trails were magnificent. As it was our first day back on Quebec trails there was much time spent enjoying the ride and less than usual time spent taking pictures. I hope some other members of the DD are able to post a few as well. CHAOS. irREVerent loses control early while NPG prays to the Map Gods……. If you hit a windmill and fall off your sled, this is what you see…… See those people waiting on the trail at the other side of the covered bridge?? They are the same ones that get P*ssed Off every time STG stops to take pictures. J Still waiting for SJ’s Lasagna And this is why ……. It was a modest 210km day and we probably would have arrived in Sainte-Anne des Monts around noon if SledJunk’s lasagna order had not been given to every other rider arriving after he did at the club house. As it was, we pulled into the parking lot of Motel “À La Brunante” by mid-afternoon – parking at your door with plenty of time to unpack, clean up, exercise our right to an “Attitude Adjustment Hour” and head to the restaurant. http://www.motelalabrunante.com/ And a fine restaurant it was. The Forfait Motoneige offered a choice of Steak or Seafood Crêpes. A fully satisfied group retired for the night. Well, except for our friends from New York whose room became the 2:00AM entrance to the hotel for (slightly) inebriated strangers who had locked themselves out of the motel. Join us again for our next episode as we move into and through the bigger mountains ! “de rigueur” = A two-masted schooner “Coup de Grace” = A Lawn Mower à la prochaine ……………………………… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 ... (including frites “made with LOVE”) ... I think you mean, in the words of our multilingual expert, "Mucho Love" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 NPG ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cool post I heard that the seniors ride went east rumour has it that you got a corporate sponsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cool post I heard that the seniors ride went east rumour has it that you got a corporate sponsor Depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slomo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Merci! Encroyaaableaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Depends. I heard that they are now making snowmobile suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 ???? New People - Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I heard that they are now making snowmobile suits. Must be, STG can ride all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Be nice to STG ( it must be Friday the 13th ... something's possessed me to say that) I want to read the next chapter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Depends. that is what I heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildbill Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Be nice to STG ( it must be Friday the 13th ... something's possessed me to say that) I want to read the next chapter I am being nice I served it up he hit out of the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I am being nice I served it up he hit out of the park Lob ball. Like a Blue Jay pitcher. Gotta love a good straight Man ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Great translations, had me laughin out loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Great translations, had me laughin out loud! Just trying to help bi-cultural relations. Hope those in the Prologue were helpful to you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrafrozen Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Just trying to help bi-cultural relations. Hope those in the Prologue were helpful to you as well. I didn't get the joke in the prologue as I was reading them in French but for some reason (a few beverages last night) I read them in English and it all made sense. Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I didn't get the joke in the prologue as I was reading them in French but for some reason (a few beverages last night) I read them in English and it all made sense. Good work! UF, as the old saying goes, "you had to be there"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14 snow Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Love the start of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreezerBurnt Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Osti !!! Ca mon homme c'est des beau sentiers to motoneige Great report STG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irREVerent Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Nice job on Day # 1, STG....and some great pics. As per your suggestion that the rest of us also contribute some pics, here are some Day # 1 shots from Mrs. irREVerent and me. 1. Our breakfast view at Motel Mon-Joli, overlooking Sainte-Flavie village and the St. Lawrence River beyond: 2. A sample of the fresh breakfast crepes on offer at Motel Mon Joli: 3. The assembled multitudes getting ready to load up and depart from Motel Mon Joli: 4. The growing crowd at our clubhouse lunch stop in Saint-Jean-de-Cherbourg (it was a Saturday)...no wonder Sledjunk looked so "enthused" while awaiting his lasagna... 5. The new snowmobile suspension bridge on trail TQ 5, just outside Matane...one of many suspension bridges encountered on Quebec trails: 6. Yet another sweet section of TQ 5 on a Saturday afternoon... 7. Another suspension bridge farther east on TQ 5, not far from the relais at Saint-Paulin...this bridge was single-file only, one sled at a time: More pics to come, when STG posts his reports for the subsequent days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowTouringGuy Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 mmmm.......Breakfast Crepes !! Great shot of the motel, too. I didn't get a pic of that motel - thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Doo Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Looks good STG.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 While these pictures are actually from our return to Mont Joli a few days later, you can see how thin the snow cover is on the fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledjunk Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 A few more pictures of the covered bridge And welcome to my world when I walk into a warm building on a cold day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catinental couch Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Is that fog caused by the effects of the cold or alcohol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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