Dining at Grand Lido Negril is an equally pleasurable experience. Being Houstonian foodie that I am, I was skeptical that 'resort food" could compete with posh French cuisine I'd enjoyed in metropolitan cities. I couldn't have been more wrong. From fine wines to decadent chocolate pastries. In a word: Magnifique! I hear Ralph Lauren lives on island over by Round Hill, so this is probably a great place for fashion runway types. And no bothersome check at end of meal! This SuperClub concept was winning me over. In evening I had to check out Atlantis Disco.

For over 15 years SuperClubs has been winning Jamaican culinary awards from Professional Culinary Arts Competition that runs for a couple of days in July each year. Every thing seems to be island themed. The lunchtime jazz adds a special soothing flavor.

The smoked shrimp is superb and you haven't lived until you try to coconut mashed potatoes. You have to taste everything jerked, from sausage, to beef, to chicken and even fish! I especially enjoyed pumpkin soup which can be served cold or hot, or that other island soup staple, callaloo, made from malanga plant, that looks like creamed spinach, but is more divine. The national dish is salt fish and ackee and often you find ackee with free ranged scrambled eggs at breakfast. Another native dish is chocho or St. Christophene a type of superlative squash. Each morning saw me with Blue Mountain coffee with orange honey, served espresso style.

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All of suites, chateaus, cabins and rooms offer following: refrigerator, coffee machine, tea kettle, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fluffy duvet, large stone wood burning fireplace (and wood), cable TV, VCR, free movies, hair dryer, vanity mirror, ironing board, and terry velour bath robes. Prices vary depending on where you choose to stay and time of year you're booking. Feel free to take a virtual tour by visiting Bear Trail Resort website. The most popular time of year to visit is from mid-July to end of October. The resort is closed for six weeks from mid-November to December 27th, and month of April.

Now before I go on I need to express how awe-struck I was by what resort has to offer. You can only imagine my reaction when I was able to experience it first hand. Allow me to set scene.

I arrived on a typical cool and sunny Ontario afternoon; air was crisp and colored leaves were beginning to fall like clockwork, marking turn of a new and wonderful season. Already impressed by my scenic drive on winding dirt roads boarding quiet lakes, I couldn't imagine my day becoming any more perfect. Approaching Whitney I spotted a beaver sitting on some barely frozen ice building himself a place to reside. I strategically pulled over and watched him hard at work—in a moment he noticed me and dove under tissue paper thin ice. It was time for me to find my bed for night as well, I thought, and continued on my journey.

The resort is tucked away down a hidden gravel road and hugs Galeairy Lake—seven miles of sparkling water and hidden coves disappearing well into Algonquin Park. If you sit quietly by shoreline you will hear haunting call of loons communicating to each other. Beaver, otter, deer, and moose are spotted in area. Fish of all shapes, colors, and sizes can be caught either off shore, or on canoe trips in summer. The resort's Chef, Subie Cybulskie, is happy to cook your cleaned fish for dinner at no extra charge.

Pulling into resort I instantly felt a sense of comfort. Log cabins were to my left and welcoming forested land to my right, and an inviting main house straight ahead. I understood why get-a-way was classified as "quaint and cozy". There is more of a feeling of being a guest in a friend's home, rather than a number in a big hotel. Couples of all ages were checking in, one after other, ready for their weekend of magic to begin. I watched one couple exchange a silent and knowing recognition with each other, while Tonya, pleasant young clerk at front desk told them about what facilities resort has to offer.

In fall and winter season Bear Trail Couples Resort offers an abundance of activities, such as: hiking Algonquin Park (a spectacular walk is a 2.7 km trek on Lookout Trail, overlooking park); mountain biking 35km of mysterious and beautiful terrain located along fabulous Madawaska River; badminton and tennis on on-site courts when weather applies; all-terrain-vehicle tours (1.5 hour trip is $70CND, info can be gathered at

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