It started to rain lightly as we turned into Rang St George, and much to our relief we remembered we were in a car and not on our bikes. However the light rain changed to light snow as we parked the car at Le Sucrerie de La Montagne, not a good omen. Still we were not the first there, one person was in such a rush to get there he had forgotten to put his 
trousers on and was walking around in his underwear. A touch chilly for that. Soon we had a good group assembled and as we waited for the last few stragglers a young guy drove up and said he was working on the trail erecting new signs with the trail marked in yellow but he had not yet changed the old trail signs colors. Clearly he was concerned about our well being and offered us free maps. Our “volunteer” leaders Roy T and Robert L were completely un phased by these multi colored signs and led the 22 walkers and a trouser less runner off on the trail. As we walked along the snow slowly stopped and occasional sunshine broke through resulting in the traditional shedding of clothes. Now what we were not told about the trail was there had been several new toilets introduced at strategic points. Humans like dogs cannot pass a toilet without leaving a mark, just as dogs have to mark hydrants humans have to use the toilet, resulting in slightly extended stops along the route and a cooling down of the body temperature. However everybody was in a good humour especially Bruce C who found out on rejoining the group that is trousers had been found and the he could cover up his nether regions. A short stiff climb led us the major viewpoint of the
walk and then a few clicks later were back at the parking lot. Well led Roy T and Robert L, not perfect but good enough to be nominated for further leading roles.
As a post script, a number of us felt the need for eggs and bacon, so we stopped at the Hudson Inn for a well deserved Brunch. A good day out.