When we woke up this morning, we found out that it had snowed!!!....(see photo above). Easter Sunday ... We knew we should have brought our skis!! Ross actually got up in the night as the temperature went down to .4 degrees, to plug in the light he had set up under the Roadtrek, at the inlet for the water. Nothing froze.
So we took it easy. Had a nice leisurely breakfast of homemade baked beans, eggs, ham and toast with coffee. Not bad I would say. Then we got on Skype and tried calling Michèle but they were not home. Soon we had a call from Veronica. She and Matteos are in Florida with the family. We are very jealous .. their weather is 85 degrees F. It was nice to give her some news and hear how they were doing...Skype is so great. Then we phoned Miche back. They were about to have a barbecue supper on the patio...their weather is also very nice. We agreed to call back tomorrow morning.
We did have a very nice skype phone conversation with Andréa and Mickey last night. The communication was perfect ... again, amazing. They had gone to the house on Friday and borrowed our bikes for a nice ride to Old Pointe-Claire where they met a friend at a coffee shop. We are so glad that they will be doing this once in a while. The house won't feel so lonely.
After lunch, we decided to drive back to Colorado Springs and visit the Cave of the Winds. The steep, winding drive up to the entrance was quite something. By the time we got to the parking lot, we reached 7045 ft. The caves have been a tourist venue since 1881. We actually walked through half a mile of corridors (out of 2.5 miles total), each of us holding our own little flashlight. We were a little disappointed as the stalagtites are barely there. Most of them have been snapped off over the years. Some of the passageways were very narrow and some very low so you watched for your head. It made for an interesting visit on a gray day.
From there we drove down and Ross headed for the Miramont Castle. Unfortunately, it closed at 4 pm ...we were too late. Too bad as its architecture sounded very interesting. We continued on to find The Broadmoor Inn which was built around the turn of the century (the 20th). It is located in an area which was filled with very expensive homes. Each one larger than the next one. Some looked like English castles complete with ivy on the walls. Beautiful to see. We came upon some deer grazing on a grassy median located between two streets. Very strange sight. They didn't look real. Up above was a zoo but again we were too late to stop but we enjoyed the drive very much.
Back for dinner and some computer stuff. We are hoping for sunshine tomorrow ... maybe.
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