Max Cita Winter Holiday Escape 2007

Arrival at the Chateau for a week of fun

	Ah yes a small load of rubber to unload
	Three cart loads and we are all in our room

Just hang'n around the Dining Room

Max is getting ready to dig into a buffet breakfast. Many ask why he wears rubber when he eats. Obvious it is  so much easier to clean the spills. DUH!!!  He is a messy eater.
	Max's frequently checked out corner of the bar, the single malt scotch display. The Lagavulin is his choice. They have a 16 and 20 year old available.
	And for some reason the servers gave Max and S the same table at the bar every night for a week.  It seemed to be away from everyone else!
	"Now how did he do that? I think Max they are suppose to keep the guests out of the wine cellar not in it.
	Don't look at Max in his Exosuit . Much more important to note the rustic charm of the log and stone structure
	This section of the main dining room was added several years after the original building was constructed. The view is looking South over the frozen Ottawa River. In Summer the grounds are groomed gardens and walkways typical of the 30's Summer resorts used by the rich to get away from the stifling heat and stench of cities like New York, Montreal, Toronto, Philadelphia and Boston.
	Max has had the same dining room server for 27 years. It says a lot about the loyalty of staff and Management at this resort originally a private club, then a CP hotel and now a Fairmont.
	For comfort the traditional Max trademark black cat suit is worn a couple days. Max needs the latex stretch as he adds a lot of weight with the big meals and great beer.

Is that rubber I smell burning?

	Max is not smiling as S is taking too long trying to take the photo. The guests are beginning to smell burning rubber!
	Why all the photos by the fireplace? Well tradition to do so, vanity of course even when you are old fat and ugly.
	And besides imagine Max is 5'-9" tall and that fireplace is just one of the 6 in the central stone fireplace.  Oh and yes Max studied architecture and made building design and construction his career for more than 30 years.
	Almost forgotten this hugh fireplace is situated in the South Wing second floor outside the conference rooms. Most guests never look in to see this area  which is a very grand saloon.
	And yes Max felt he needed to wear the Cotton exosuit over the rubber when it got cold.
	Just behind Max is the maple sugar shack in the main lobby of the Chateau. Kiddies and adults get their daily fix of maple syrup, maple candy and maple taffy. Maple taffy is hot maple syrup poured on snow and then wrapped onto a stick.
	Max is waiting for his Smith Woodhouse tawney port. It is Max's favourite. The 20 year old rivals many much finer ports for taste, and bouguet. At one time a cigar would have been essential for the after dinner port.
	He found a fireplace not blazing away, so yes he smiles as S takes forever to get a shot.
	Keeping gasmasks handy can have some benefits after several days of eating.
	The latex exosuit is somewhat restrictive for extreme bending but it is confortable to wear for a couple days, but forget active sports  like long ski trips or snow tubing. hiking  works and does get sweaty. Knee high boots were needed to wade the extreme wet snow with inches of water hidden under it on many of the hilly trails
	The rubber room is ready