Temp -5 degrees C Clear skies
Weather warming up still. We all took a morning walk down to Lac Miroir. This is just below the lower village and where deer tracks can be seen in the snow lying on the lake ice. A stream feeds the lake with water tumbling over boulders and burbling under sheets of ice. Tried to take photos of Lac Tremblabt but the foliage free trees block the view for anything decent.
Lunch was back at the Pizzeria after which we walked down to the lower village. We were supposed to check out the swimming pool along the way but enthusiasm for the skating rink took over. We picked up our skates at the resource centre after trying on some examples for size. Strolling across the road we donned the skates by the fire at the rink. The battery was flat on the HD video camera so Kylie whipped back up to the room to charge the device just enough for some video of Hailey on the rink. Unlike an indoor skating rink this area weaved around trees with a couple of short slopes to contend with and the rough icy surface of a manufactured outdoor rink. The usual experienced locals made us look pretty amateurish. Worst still Australians can't even claim we can play cricket! Walking across snow in skates is interesting to try too. We were briefly joined by Toufou the resort mascot for a skate and photo, high five or whatever...
Skating enthusiasm was short lived but I managed a few photos of the chapel while down there.
At about 1500 we returned the skates and headed back to the room. Kylie and I decided to brave the outdoor spa. Actually not too bad, and popular. You get changed in the locker rooms and head on into the indoor pool area. A sauna is just outside the locker room and further on is the exercise gym. Just off this, through glass doors, a number of different pools, varying shapes and depths form the main attraction. A bridge spans the larger pools while paved stone paths weave around the others. Crossing over these we deposited our towels on two of the many deck chairs surrounding the water park. Through glass doors it is a short skip to the outside spa, basking under the icy skies. Met an elderly guy from Montreal who initially thought we were Austrian. After correcting him we learnt a good deal about traditional Canadian foods and cooking methods. It would have been nice to sample some of these. Leaving the spa involved a quick dash into the humid and warm main pool area. By the time we returned to the locker and change rooms the icicles in the hair had thawed completely.
Dinner was at 1815 hrs so near this time we strolled to the Savoir restaurant. Opening the doors one is assailed by the delicate smells of cheese. Ok, perhaps a little understated but perfect in encouraging the palate for a Raclette. A complimentary liquer and unlimited green salad started the meal. The usual canadian/american offers of breads in abundance appeared. Kylie and I shared the raclette while the girls cooked their own meat and fish on a hot marble slab. We all shared and even Sara enjoyed the melting cheese on the vegetables and meat in the raclette style. The table next door enjoyed a couple of the cheesy fondues on offer, and if I wasn't cheesed out after demolishing the raclette that would have been a n awesome addition to the dinner. Needless to say there was no room for cheesecake for desert.
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