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Ice Fishing on the Lac des Deux Montagnes in Rigaud

We were inviting to do some Ice Fishing on lake in front of Patsy’s House in Hudson. Bill and Nicole Cameron were excellent hosts and with some fantastic fishing, fun quad rides and some excellent sledding. Special thanks to Eric and Patsy for organising this for us.

Hot Chocolate at the Chateau Goyer

As posh as it sounds, Chateau Goyer is the café at Cap St-Jacques were you can enjoy some cocoa after an afternoon ski. The place is fantastic in that is basically looks like the Griffindor Common room (Harry Potter ref).We had a great afternoon and Chloé managed to ski 4km. Her skiing is getting much [...]

Too much public, too little transit

My buddy Eric has had a letter published in the Old Media: Montreal Gazette: Too much public, too little transitLetterPublished: Monday, December 24 2007 The problem with public transport in Montreal is that there is more public than transport. Last Wednesday I waited 45 minutes in the cold and blowing snow for the 168 bus [...]

Marvel at the awesomenous of the Oka-Hudson ferry!

On our way back from the Super Aqua Club at Pointe-Calumet, we opted for the ferry to Hudson to avoid trffic on the 640/13. I have taken this ferry more than a few times and have always been lucky enough to bring along somebody who has never bee on such a small ferry. Let's be [...]

Pearl Jam Rocks Montreal

Ok just got back from the Pearl Jam concert at the Bell centre with Mike. I will have a full review later on in the morning but for now here is what I could make of the play list. As usual Eddie did an acoustic number before the opening band which was Sleater-Kinney (what ever [...]

Coldplay Live in Montreal

Wednesday night in the “beer garden” of a pub sipping Guinness and wolfing down some Curry & Chips as we wait to see the most anticipated concert of the year: Coldplay. It was only when I sat back to polish off the second pint of Guinness and caught a glimpse of the massive circular CGI [...]