Domaine Fonberg B&B
Yep! Peabody had his first bed and breakfast adventure last weekend.. and what a great experience it was! It was my buddy Chris’ birthday so my girlfriend and I took a trip to the eastern townships of Montreal for the weekend to party. We headed out Saturday morning from Gatineau in a leisurely way.. we weren’t in a hurry and took a few breaks en route. In the car, I was wearing flip-flops but found them to be uncomfortable on the accelerator pedal so I took them off.. and I’m happy I did! There’s something about driving barefoot that is just so liberating!
Chris and his super lovely wife Birdie have a cozy house and are rearing two awesome tots way out in the bush. And it’s frikken gorgeous out there. At this time of year it’s just so green green green.. it’s hard for me to put to words how to describe just how beautiful the scenery is.
After we arrived we hung out for a bit and then checked in to the bed and breakfast nearby:
The Domaine Fonberg is like a dream. The lady who greeted us was sooo nice! She showed us our room and then gave us a look around the house. I was certainly looking forward to the whole bed and breakfast experience real bad.
We had a sweet evening over at Chris and Birdie’s place.. had some great BBQ and potluck goodies, and hung out with folks I hadn’t seen in a loooong time. It was raining the whole time, but that didn’t dampen the party one bit. The majority of us are musicians so a nice jam went on into the wee hours. I managed to get a picture of Spanky, our fellow Montreal breakfast blogger playing a tiny kid’s drumkit:
And here’s one with most of the gang:
Later on Gen and I wandered back to the B&B and passed out. ZZZzzzzzzz..
After waking up, we showered, dressed and watched a bit of Coronation Street on the telly in the gorgeous living room till breakfast was served. It started off with a plate of yummy fresh fruit and a glass of orange juice with a slice of orange in it which I thought was a nice touch:
It was followed by a muffin and croissant (muffin not pictured :P)
The final dish was superb.. a crepe with ham, cheese, onions and slivers of grapes hidden inside with a side of veggies and toast:
Super Yummy.
It was awesome! I’m going to have to do some more B&B adventures for sure. From this experience alone I am convinced that kind people who open up their homes to strangers for a place to sleep and breakfast MUST be as passionate as I am about the first meal of the day. Stay tuned!
I went to a restaurant that serves “breakfast at any time.” So I ordered French Toast during the Renaissance.
- Steven Wright