Our October Trip Through Quebec: Day 7

October 7, 2011 ~ Day 7:  After a lovely night in the Quebec countryside, we checked out early to visit the Mont Tremblant area,  before heading east to our next overnight stop at another French Inn, this time with a Spa, in Shawinigan.

It was a beautiful, sunny, crisp autumn morning and there were wonderful reflections on the lake behind our French Country Inn:

The Mont Tremblant area was only a few miles to our north, and beautiful in all it's autumn splendor.  Here is the photographic record of our drive through the Laurentian Mountains.

Ski slopes above the Mont Tremblant resort (seen along the shoreline) and a lovely lake with various kinds of boats.

 Pontoon Boats

 Brilliant fall foliage on the mountainside

 More fall foliage

 Hikers starting the uphill trek:

Another lovely lake near Mont Tremblant Village:

 What a great way to spend a lazy autumn day!

After spending a peaceful morning driving around the town and the resort-area,  enjoying the spectacular fall foliage, we headed south and east, toward Shawinigan, passing more covered bridges on the way.

Another mountain lake we found along our route:

We arrived at our destination ~ Auberge Les Flores (Inn of the Flowers) ~ late afternoon and had a delicious dinner in the charming on-site restaurant.  This photo was taken the next morning, of our table for two the night before, in the restaurant:

The one disappointment is that we anticipated a Spa Day the next day, but found out upon our arrival that the spa was completely booked.  I hadn't thought to make advance reservations, but will definitely make sure I do,  the next time we want to do a Spa Day!!

All, in all, a wonderful Day 7!

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