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| Course de Canots sur le St Laurent gelé / Boat race on the frozen St Laurent |
(English follow)
Un temps pour conduire…Un temps pour
faire la fête !
Nous voici enfin arrivés à Québec !
Après cette traversée du pays riche en rencontres et en évènements nous nous
installons pour quelques temps chez Xavier et Josée. Dans quelques jours, deux autres membres de la
bande nous rejoindrons, en effet Emeline et Tugdual on eu la bonne idée de
venir gouter aux joies de l’hiver canadien !
En 15 jours, on a découvert :
Que quand tu tombes en raquette, c’est
dur de se relever.
Que la nuit en ski, tu vois moins
bien les bosses.
Qu’on adore la moto neige, ça va
vite !
Qu’à la pêche sur glace, tu bois
plus de bières que tu attrapes de poissons.
Que le régime Canadien nous convient
parfaitement :
La poutine (frites avec de la sauce
et du fromage), les queues de Castor, les barbecues de Xavier sous la neige,
les bières à la Barberie et les Cariboux (boisson à basse de vin) du Carnaval
de Québec, nous ont donnés toute l’énergie requise pour jouer dehors.
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| Les raquettes c'est plus dur que le ski de nuit / Snow shoes are more difficult then skiing in the dark. |
Le Carnaval de Québec est le plus gros
carnaval d’hiver au monde et c’est un truc de dingue : les gens se jettent
en bikini dans la neige, font des courses de traineaux, des glissades dans des
bouées, des courses de canots sur la glace et des sculptures délirantes. Tout
ça on a pu le voir grâce à Josée qui bosse pour le carnaval. Le carnaval a été
une expérience incroyable…maintenant on sait qu’on peut jouer dehors à -40°C et
revenir congelé mais heureux. Merci énormément Josée et Xavier !!
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| 8 bières pour 1 poisson par heure / 8 beers for 1 fish per hour. |
Début Mars, on a quitté Xavier et
Josée, pour aller voir l’océan Atlantique en Gaspésie, au Nouveau Brunswick, et
en Nouvelle Ecosse.
La côte est encore gelée et la mer
ressemble à une patinoire défoncée, mais on aperçoit un trait bleu à l’horizon…la
glace commence à fondre, peut être que le printemps arrive ?
Trois tempêtes de neige et un mois plus
tard, on se pose toujours la même question !
On est arrivé à la frontière avec
les Etats Unis, on quitte le Canada après 10 mois d’aventures et de rencontres,
dont 6 mois d’hiver, le premier vrai hiver de notre vie !
A bientôt aux Etats Unis…
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| Crazy Carnival !! |
A time to drive ... A time to party!
We finally arrived in Quebec! After crossing the country rich in meetings and events we stoped a while at Xavier and Josée's house. In a few days two other band members will join us, Emeline and Tugdual decide to have a taste of the Canadian winter!
In 15 days, we discovered:
When you fall with snow shoes, it's hard to get up.
When you ski at night, you see less the bumps.
That we love snowmobiling, it goes fast!
That during ice fishing, you drink more beers than you catch fish.
That the Canadian diet is perfect for us:
Poutine (fries with gravy and cheese), tails of Castor, Xavier's barbecues under the snow, Barberie's beers and Cariboux (drink made out of wine) of the Quebec Winter Carnival, gave us all the energy required to play outside.
The Quebec Winter Carnival is the biggest winter carnival in the world and it's a crazy thing: people throw themselves in bikinis in the snow, doing sledges races, slide in buoys, boat races on ice and make amazing sculptures. We seen all that because of Josée who works for the carnival. The carnival was an amazing experience ... now we know we can play outside at -40 ° C and come back home frozen but happy. Thank you so much Josée and Xavier for this winter !!
Early March, we left Xavier and Josée, to see the Atlantic Ocean in Gaspe, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.The coast is still frozen and the sea looks like a smashed rink, but we can see a blue line on the horizon ... the ice is melting, maybe spring is on the way?Three snowstorms and a month later, we always ask the same question!
We finally arrived in Quebec! After crossing the country rich in meetings and events we stoped a while at Xavier and Josée's house. In a few days two other band members will join us, Emeline and Tugdual decide to have a taste of the Canadian winter!
In 15 days, we discovered:
When you fall with snow shoes, it's hard to get up.
When you ski at night, you see less the bumps.
That we love snowmobiling, it goes fast!
That during ice fishing, you drink more beers than you catch fish.
That the Canadian diet is perfect for us:
Poutine (fries with gravy and cheese), tails of Castor, Xavier's barbecues under the snow, Barberie's beers and Cariboux (drink made out of wine) of the Quebec Winter Carnival, gave us all the energy required to play outside.
The Quebec Winter Carnival is the biggest winter carnival in the world and it's a crazy thing: people throw themselves in bikinis in the snow, doing sledges races, slide in buoys, boat races on ice and make amazing sculptures. We seen all that because of Josée who works for the carnival. The carnival was an amazing experience ... now we know we can play outside at -40 ° C and come back home frozen but happy. Thank you so much Josée and Xavier for this winter !!
Early March, we left Xavier and Josée, to see the Atlantic Ocean in Gaspe, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.The coast is still frozen and the sea looks like a smashed rink, but we can see a blue line on the horizon ... the ice is melting, maybe spring is on the way?Three snowstorms and a month later, we always ask the same question!
We arrived at the border of the United States, we left Canada after 10 months of adventures and encounters, including 6 months of winter, the first real winter of our lives!
See you in the United States ...
