Our friend Raymond and his partners... - Jocelyne and Diane
... organized a good dinner for everyone that drove up to the Géant motorisé, in St-Ambroise, to meet Mitch and Barb!
Lucky people, like our friend Berthold, won purchase certificates from the Géant motorisé!
Even our American friend from Florida won one!!! Thank you, Raymond, on behalf of all your friends from Palm Garden, FL...
A little colder than in Florida, isn't it? But here, at the Géant motorisé... this is not a problem; we manage to play inside!!!
"Irene" left us with a little too much water on the Géant motorisé free-campground... Luckily, it was not packed with motorhomes!
What do you think of our hometown, dear friends?
I think that... Mitch and Barb are gonna remember this trip for sure!
Here's our private chauffeur... Jean-Marc! - Mary, H-P, Barb, Mitch and ourselves
Of course, Jean-Marc poured us the ritual Champagne! Thank you, Mr. Bouchard, for this so appreciated tour!
Of course our friends must not leave without tasting our famous "Poutine" from the Boivin Cheese Factory, in La Baie!
How could we loose all those calories we got from all this so squeaky cheese? That's it... play Pickleball with our friends who taught us how to play!
This reminds us of those "Happy Hour"... into the "White House"!
Just like Adam and Eve...
... Barb asks Mitch to eat the apple; but, after 40 years of marriage, he's kind of hesitating to!!!
We're having a lounge in the sun...
... and we eat a delicious "Chinese Fondue"
... à l'orignal, autruche, sanglier, boeuf, etc.!
... with moose, ostrich, boar, beef, etc.!
Et, le lendemain matin, on se lève sur ce magnifique décor du lac Bluteau, sur les monts Valin. La vie rêvée, quoi!!!
And, the morning after, we wake up and enjoy this magnificent scenery of Lake Bluteau, on the Valin Mountains. That's life!!!
On board the Marjolaine II...
... we leave La Baie
... to admire the Fjord of Saguenay!
We sailed along the site of "La Nouvelle-France" where was shooted the series "Shehaweh"!
We admire, among other things, water falls...
... and majestic cliffs!
We call at the picturesque small village of Ste-Rose-du-Nord...
... where we enjoy, once again, a superb picnic in the sun!
We leave again towards that majestic fjord!
We admire the steep slope called "The Blackboard"...
... and, of course, the Virgin Mary
... erected on the "Cape Trinity", by Charles-Napoléon Robitaille,
... en remerciement d'avoir survécu à un accident sur le Saguenay et la maladie qui s'ensuivit, en 1879!
... to thank her for having survived from an accident on the Saguenay River and the disease that followed, in 1879!
On our way back, we enjoyed the music played with a guitar by...
... notre ami Ovide, et sa guitare!
... our friend Ovide!
And as we go on admiring our spectacular Fjord...
... our friends, the seals, wave us good-bye!!!
On en a eu... PLEIN LA VUE!!!
It was... QUITE A VIEW!!!
Now that Mitch has seen the lake St-Jean, he can finally understand why his friends from Palm Garden insist so much on the fact that they come from the Saguenay, not the Lac-St-Jean, and vice versa!
In spite of being 70-year old, HP has always kept... his boyish heart!!!
These pretty females know Francis very well!
And this magnificent muddy male only has eyes...
... for his 35-female harem!
Thank you so much Francis, Marie and HP for these succulent smoked trouts!
... and for those delicious Red Deer appetizers, thanks a lot to you, Diane!
Au revoir, chers Amis... vous allez nous manquer car nous n'avons passé que de bons moments en votre compagnie! REVENEZ n'importe quand... xx
Bye-bye, dear Friends... we're gonna miss you for we had nothing but good times in your company! COME BACK whenever you like... xx
