The secrets to a happy and speedy return home from Tremblant
We all know how great the ride up is and how terrible the ride back always is. There are ways to minimize the pain though.
I learned a lot on my last ride home and I would like to share those secrets with you today.
1. Don't destroy yourself with alcohol the night before.
This one seems like a no brainer, but we all know it isn't. Sometimes you dominate straight through lunch to apres, sometimes you want to see Shelley one last time, sometimes the Ron has called you out. Face it, this is Tremblant. You have to do some drinking. However, how you perform this drinking is really the key. I suggest a nice dinner with wine early in the evening. Aux Truffes has been perfect for this role the last two trips. Once dinner is over, pack up and have a beer or two. Don't go crazy. We don't do It the night before we leave for Canada, why dominate ourselves for the more painful ride.
2. Minimize stops. Sometimes, this isn't possible, but the less bathroom and gas stops you make, the faster you will reach your destination. If possible, a high gas mileage car is advisable.
3. Don't stop at the border. No, you have to stop for customs. What I mean is that you shouldn't stop at duty free. You can't get your taxes back anymore and the liquor isn't that less expensive. You're already stopping at the border and likely right after to get food/gas. Why add a third stop in? Just tedious.
4. Bring a GPS. Having an idea of how far you have gone and how far you have left to go is crucial. It makes the time fly and you feel a sense of accomplishment once you pass the half way mark.
5. Good tunes. If you have a satellite radio, even better.
6. Don't drive the entire time. Switch drivers and take a nap if you can.
7. There is no number seven.
8. Leave early. This tricks your mind into thinking you just didn't spend all day driving. Hey, we leave early to go to Canada, why not when we leave? Of course, leaving early is much easier when you go to bed at a resonable time. You just partied for four straight days, you can dial it back a notch for the final night.
9. A good breakfast is key. Unless you are very hung over (which you shouldn't be - see number 1), greasy food is not advised. A dry English muffin will do the trick, hold you over until the US, and stop you from throwing up/dominating.
10. Keep up good/wacky spirits. Again, this all flows from #1. If you are hungover, you can't do this. It simply compunds itself.
Well, that's all I can think of for now. Although I suppose I could add blogging to this list. I just killed a half hour already.
I learned a lot on my last ride home and I would like to share those secrets with you today.
1. Don't destroy yourself with alcohol the night before.
This one seems like a no brainer, but we all know it isn't. Sometimes you dominate straight through lunch to apres, sometimes you want to see Shelley one last time, sometimes the Ron has called you out. Face it, this is Tremblant. You have to do some drinking. However, how you perform this drinking is really the key. I suggest a nice dinner with wine early in the evening. Aux Truffes has been perfect for this role the last two trips. Once dinner is over, pack up and have a beer or two. Don't go crazy. We don't do It the night before we leave for Canada, why dominate ourselves for the more painful ride.
2. Minimize stops. Sometimes, this isn't possible, but the less bathroom and gas stops you make, the faster you will reach your destination. If possible, a high gas mileage car is advisable.
3. Don't stop at the border. No, you have to stop for customs. What I mean is that you shouldn't stop at duty free. You can't get your taxes back anymore and the liquor isn't that less expensive. You're already stopping at the border and likely right after to get food/gas. Why add a third stop in? Just tedious.
4. Bring a GPS. Having an idea of how far you have gone and how far you have left to go is crucial. It makes the time fly and you feel a sense of accomplishment once you pass the half way mark.
5. Good tunes. If you have a satellite radio, even better.
6. Don't drive the entire time. Switch drivers and take a nap if you can.
7. There is no number seven.
8. Leave early. This tricks your mind into thinking you just didn't spend all day driving. Hey, we leave early to go to Canada, why not when we leave? Of course, leaving early is much easier when you go to bed at a resonable time. You just partied for four straight days, you can dial it back a notch for the final night.
9. A good breakfast is key. Unless you are very hung over (which you shouldn't be - see number 1), greasy food is not advised. A dry English muffin will do the trick, hold you over until the US, and stop you from throwing up/dominating.
10. Keep up good/wacky spirits. Again, this all flows from #1. If you are hungover, you can't do this. It simply compunds itself.
Well, that's all I can think of for now. Although I suppose I could add blogging to this list. I just killed a half hour already.
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