Today was a very hot day and we had a lot of fun. We left the Cantley campground and drove to Gatineau where we went shopping for groceries and then sat in the van, Pepsi panting, and Martin downloading Netflix episodes while we were in good cell coverage, the free Walmart Wi-Fi having blocked our downloading intentions. Ruth claims this process took hours and many sips of water, although lunch was also provided during that time.

Finally we were enroute to our first destination, the Fairmont Chateau Montebello. We’ve always wanted to check this resort out for a possible stay and today was the day. Wishful thinking set in and we asked ourselves, “Wouldn’t it be nice to spend some time in an air conditioned, luxury resort?” We went in and booked two nights for the end of our trip to celebrate our anniversary.

After driving the bumpy and partly gravel roads yesterday on our way to Cantley, it was a pleasure to have a fast and smooth drive on a much better two-lane highway. Our destination was Mont-Tremblant and our first stop was the “Big ?”, otherwise known as the Information Center. Here we found out about the Camping de la Diable campground, the Blues Festival that was happening and the free bus rides to connect the two. We BBQ’d delicious hamburgers, left Pepsi in the air-conditioned van and ran to the nearby bus stop.

After a somewhat long and scenic tour of Mont-Tremblant town, we arrived at the resort village and were immediately greeted with live blues music.

We took the gondola to the top of the village where a loud funk blues band gave it their best, but we were mesmerized by a little girl playing the piano with her index finger. A future star for sure!

We walked back down to the lower part of the village, enjoyed some Starbucks iced drinks because it was still hot and were on the way to the bus stop when Ruth heard one of her favourite songs and broke out in dance. Soon she was accompanied by an equally enthusiastic young lady.

Our bus ride home didn’t seem as long because we met a nice couple and talked in a combination of French, English and a little bit of German until their stop.

Our fun day ended with a mopey dog who felt she had missed out on some of the fun.