If you thought St Adolphe was cold you should have been at Prevost Parking lot on Sunday. Strong North wind and below zero temperatures had everyone leaping out of their cars and adding extra warm layers , hats, gloves or better still mits, only to find it was in adequate and also a  bathroom break was required. So come 10 am we were 12 and  everyone was more than anxious to get out of the wind. Fortunately the woods are soon reached followed by a steady climb so that after about 20 minutes most of the group could feel their hands again. Our Celebrity Guest  navigator for the day was Dennis M, who having been given the ceremonial map duly looked absolutely lost. Still it couldn’t be any worse than last week could it.

Dennis soon took control of the situation and before long we topped out at Mount Shaw where unexpectedly a BTNSC Flash Mob took place, obviously too many folk had been watching Big Bang Theory Flash Mob. With that excitement over we stumbled down a steep trail before cutting across to join the MOC trail and Lac du Paradis. We were not alone on the trails as we passed several small groups who were clearly jealous of our Celebrity Navigator however still managed a cheery “Bonjour”.

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