After a late night due to our visit to the opening night of 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner' at Ottawa Little Theatre (a very entertaining production), we left Ken to pre-Loppet relaxation at home.
Helen had a Spa voucher that expired today, so before going there she dropped Sue and me off at P7 (Kingsmere), for a rendezvous with Susan and Roy.
Later, she would meet us for the pictured refreshments at the Palmier café by the Visitor Centre in Chelsea.
In between times the four of us skied the route detailed below. No photos from the trail today - it was a cloudy, windy day with light snow. Quite cold at minus 12°C plus considerable wind chill.
The skiing conditions were excellent. Trail 3 (The Burma Road) was a delight, as was our stay in Western Cabin, where we are pictured chatting to locals who were curious as to how come a couple from Manchester turn up with a couple from Glastonbury (Connecticut)? [We met on the TGO Challenge in 2008.]
Accidents were mostly avoided today, by all but Susan, whose energetic herringbone ascending results in the occasional nose plant.
We'd not been on trail 13 to the Visitor Centre before; we skied it at its best, as it had been groomed minutes earlier.
Sadly the beaver was staying at home under the snow today. "Too cold to go out" was his excuse.
Stats: P7 > #30 > #1 > #1B > #1 > #24 > #40 > #33 > #2 > Western Cabin > #2 > #1 > Champlain Parkway > Étienne-Brûlé > #3 > Fortune Parkway > Gatineau Parkway > #13 > Visitor Centre.
29.5 km, 530 metres ascent, taking 4 hours 10 minutes plus stops.
Later, a lovely meal with Susan and Roy, who return home in the morning.
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