zenwaiter

When it first happened, I went to the big office in Montreal and demanded some answers. They told me that it could take 6 years. But now March 29 will mark 4? Anyways, I am pretty much convinced they are doing nothing. RIP Al and Danny, zen

never better- see my report on the other page.

I went riding on the weekend- with Al Verkest from Ontario NY and some of his pals- (stayed at Lee's place) we rode from St-Michel north across the lake on 33 to 360 - then east around the lake and south to the dam. Then we rode to Lake Stanislas, up over the Matahorn to St-Zenon, then back to St-M. I have NEVER seen the trails better. 95% of the trails we rode were perfect- hard, smooth, no bumps, solid base with a few inches of powder. The groomers have done it up nice. I know this area well, and have never seen it so good. No traffic at all- only 6 trailers at the Caanon, and no one in sight on the trails. Glaciere and Masse have almost no guests. Come on guys- get up here and support the motels and the club. They have all the work done, so come up and help them out. I know the economy is rough, but the trils are smooth. We had a great ride. The video is on my web site. Cheers. Ride safe.

Hey Shane, Yesl, that was a shameless plug! hope to see you somewhere this winter. here, let me blow your cover with a real photo of you! HA! Ooops, that didn't work for some reasonl, It said dynamic images not allowed. Oh well, I guess if people want to see photos of you in your boat and on your VTX, they shoulld visit http://www.zenwaiterwest.com/june2005LakeGeorgeboating.htm I hope a link is allowed here. Is that the 13 or the 18? cheers! zw

hint- first name Dani hint - she appeared in a snowmobile calendar hahaha right! oops.

Motel Safari is open, will be open ths winter, and in fact has not been closed for one single day. Bernard of course is no longer there, but his wife is continuing to run the business as usual. There have been false rumours to the contrary. zw

By the way, Motel Safari is open, will be open ths winter, and in fact has not been closed for one single day. Bernard of course is no longer there, but his wife is continuing to run the business as usual. There have been false rumours to the contrary. zw

Whoa! You guys are a tough crowd! HAHAHAH.. Hmmm.. let me see.. Who is this? Here's a hint. She is a real snowcross racer and lives in Minnesota. If you get this one, I'm really gonna start getting hard ones! hahahaha BTW, it is cold up here in LaTuque this morning- -2. cheers zw

Hahahahah - that was too easy. Who is this...

A Quebecer techy pal of mine told me last week that all Quebec sled trails are now available for download for free. Here is the email message- in French. On Sun Oct 26 11:07 , Gilles Levac sent: > > Salut Zen > Long time no talk. Je t'envoie ce lien qui devrais t'intéresser. Tout les sentier motoneige du Québec pour GPS Garmin *Gratuit* (here is a link that you will find of interest. All the snowmobile trails of Quebec for Garmin, and its FREE.) > Le lien te mène à une licence (agreement) et un autre lien qui te mène au téléchargement(download page) qui lui contient le dossier tracé, différent logiciel, et un tutoriel (français) qui explique bien la procédure à suivre. (here is the link that brings you to a licence agreement, and another that brings you to a download page, which contains the file of trails, various other soft ware, and a tutorial in French that explains the procedure.) Je t'envoie aussi ce lien qui est le forum discutions de ce sujet. (I also send this link which is for the discussion board) > http://www.motoneigeauquebec.com/forum/sho...hlight=tutorial > www.motoneigeauquebec.com%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D49316%26highlight%3Dtutorial> > > > Au plaisir > Gilles > (I hope this is useful) zw

I stopped in to see her last week for a few minutes, and J looks good - top shape! She looks fwd to seeing many of her regulars this winter. zw

I stopped in to see her last week for a few minutes, and J looks good - top shape! She looks fwd to seeing many of her regulars this winter. zw

I drove through St-Zenon today - they have piles of snow here and there - they must have had a good dump a week ago, but nothing remains but the piles. I saw the old Zen Shack too, brought back memories.

http://zenwaiter.podomatic.com/player/web/...T13_25_24-07_00 This is an interview I did with Belle Des Nieges at the recent Quebec City show. Please forgive the bad quality of everything. This is only a podcast, not real pro radio. I just try to get good people talking about important snowmobile topics. I support the idea of this group, working together to protect our common interests. zw Photo of Belle Des Neiges at show.

Who are we? Where are we?

thanks Rob. - 11 this morning in Mekinac ! I am gonna try to get to Novi next week to get some more interviews for my podcast- ive never been to a snowmobile show there.

Please let me know when you decide on doing this, I'd love to be there. I have stayed at Cent Lac, and it is terrific. zw watch a video clip i did 3 years ago http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csoTyrXjJsU

I concur scorpion- I am here right now! Jean Beaulieu is a very cool host. His hospitality reminds me of the greats... RIP. Didn't I just see you at a show somewhere? :) zw

Hey everyone, I haven't attempted to commentr on any board for over three years except a few times on Sled Freak, because I get hammered, and you know what, I don't need that garbage in my life- having said that, I know Rob who runs this board, and I trust he will delete any of that garbage, Now about Bernard. He died of heart failure July 2nd at the hospital in Shawinigan. He had spent the long day working in his tomatoe plantation and it was about 100 F and very humid all day. He went to bed, not feeling well. At midnite he was taken by ambulance to the hospital emerg room, where he passed away soon afterwards. Mrs C, tells me Motel Safari will be business as usual, but adds that she won't be able (obviously) to do all the extra things that Bernard used to do for the guests. I asked if there was anything I could do to help her, and she declined. Seems she will do things a little differently than before, but I think if you know the ropes at Safari, you'll be fine. She will have Robert the helper to give a hand in the snow removal and parking area. Bernard was a close friend of mine, and even tho his cigaretts drove me nuts, I will miss him greatly. My standing invitation to stay any time I want has not been extended this year, so I won't be at Safari this winter. I will do anything I can to assist the lady, if asked, but from all appearances, she doesn't need anything from me. I suspect she is simply a little weary of all the years of snowmobile action, and just want to run a motel now. She is a great person and will be gracious and happy to see you all. I think if you stay there it will be business as usual, with alot less cigarette smoke, and a big hole where Mr Snowmobile used to stand. I am very sad. That makes two big holes for me, Bernard and Crazy Al. To top it off, my dog Rocky passed away Sept 11 2008. I will be staying all over Quebec as usual, and hope to see you all on the trails in Quebec. I hope to catch a ride with Saguenay Bill at the Hi. I met him at New Hampshire, what a guy! I will ride with Jean at Beaulieu and Richard at Mekinac. I hope to spend some time in the Bar at Esterel with the beautiful Wanda. I will share a few days of riding with Map Man Denny at the Chute in St-Michel, and ride LaTuque with Robert from Relay 22. I hope to have fun with the good people of Rabaska and ride with Mario at the Comfort Inn in Mt Laurier again. I want to go for a ride in Chibougamau with Jean Guy and Natalie. Denny from the Escapade promises to spend a few with me in Shawinigan. and if I get tired I want to spend a week in the Gerry cabin at 100 Lakes. But I will miss breakfast with Bernard. I will miss the pounding on my door at 6 am. I will miss the advice he gave, and his good natured co-hosting on Zen Talk. Most of all, I will miss the one free beer. Good bye my friend. I will see you when I get there. I miss you, alot. and when it begins to snows in the Mauricie, I will be thinking of you, jamming that old pick up back and forth in the parking lot. Bernard was your name, and sledding sure as hell, was your game. zw