I went to check this morning for accounting materials but found myself feeling nauseous when I started looking at anything related to the subject matter…so I guess my brain hasn’t fully recuperated. (=.=)”

And yet even so, last week’s adventure already seems like a dream.
Here’s the last bit of our journey:

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To my delight, in travelling across the Quebec countryside, we passed many mountains. And since no experience involving mountains is complete without a hike, we stopped at Mt Orford for a picnic before heading off on one.

We were so confident in our trail blazing that we even navigated part of the way by following our ears – and found a batch of music students who were deriving inspiration from being in the midst of nature.

Daredevils that we were, we also rented a canoe to explore the lake on the mountain.

We stayed at a cute bed and breakfast for the night, and made good use of some of the bubble bath they had lying around to soak our weary feet while discussing Ezra.

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Boy do those Francophones know their way around breakfast! Homemade pastries and jam, cute teapots, and just YUM.

And this was just way too cute:

If you can’t figure out the above picture, it’s butter. Shaped in the forms of peanuts. (Peanut butter, anyone?)

In keeping with the objective of the trip – restful fellowship between girls – we went to visit the largest lavendar field in Canada.

And do all the things one would do in a lavendar field…

…Before rushing to hit our last stop: a copper mine that was closed in the 1960s. We descended about 50 meters underground and were graced with visitor safety equipment such as lanterns, stairs, and a tour guide (which the original miners did not have)

My favourite part of the cave – the wall of abstract art:

The different colours are derived from the different minerals that are present: Red for Iron, Green for Copper, Black for Manganese, White for Calcite – all emphasized by mud.

I came out from this trip more than satisfied: having witnessed beauty, experienced rest, eaten yummy food, and having enjoyed good company.

It was just what I needed to transition back, even though it was nothing as I had expected.

For the record: I rather it this way.