Winter sports in Québec
 Around 100 of us, of as many as 19 different nationalities, occupy a picturesque hotel in the heart of Québec. It is the height of winter. |
 The beautiful scenery around the frozen lake lends itself nicely to a bit of winter fun, such as a dog sleigh excursion... | |
 ... spending a half-day exploring the snowy landscape on a snowscooter... |
 ... there was also a lot of fun to be had in a "ballon-balai" match (a variant of ice hockey)... | |
 ... although it sometimes got even more playful, like here when we were walking on our great skis... |
 ... and the Olympic discipline "who can saw through a tree the fastest"... | |
 There were lots of trout to be caught during the ice-fishing... |
 ... but a warm alcoholic drink during a hike on snow-rackets was also very much appreciated. | |
 Hilarious scenes during a snow-racket race. |
 We drove in antique school buses to a "Sugar Shack" (log cabin where the famous maple syrup is prepared. |
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 There we tried a typical Québec lunch, very nutritious and doused in beer - and enjoyed the merry music. |
 In the evenings we generally ate gastronomically, but one time the dinner was held in an Indian camp which had been specially prepared for the group. | |
 A real shaman ("medicine man") told us about his culture and sang songs by the campfire. Luckily everyone was wrapped up warm, as it was -25°. |
 The beautiful hotel, made entirely of wood, had a central bar. We had had an ice sculpture of the theme of the trip - Tintin's famous rocket - placed right in front of it. | |
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