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June 3 , Tuesday

Learned a few new words since coming into Canada, eh? Driving a few “clicks” down the road, learning to calculate the “looney” and “twooney” and making sure we’ve figured the liters/ mile and how tall our trailer is in meters. Wow, I’m tired already and it’s only a few “clicks” we’ve driven from Lundbeck Falls to Canmore. Parked at a beautiful park with views of the Canadian Rockies.

Dinner by the river looking at these mountains. Lots of small wildlife, bunnies, ducks. We can’t get over that we sit around the fire til 10-10:30pm and it’s still bright sunlight outside. We haven’t actually seen dark yet as we’re in bed by 10:45 with the darkening shades to get some sleep. Then up by 5am, as the sun is already up. Wow and we’re not even close to Alaska yet. I'm all bundled up in the my "Mother's day blanket" that Rachel made. It's been a life saver as it's still cold here when sitting outside.

June 4^th, Wednesday

Canmore, spent a few hours getting laundry, bills caught up and on the internet as we have been without internet and cell service in Canada.

Walking around this town with the backdrop of Rocky Mountains, snow on the peaks, is breath taking. I can’t imagine waking to this every day! I’d get nothing done only looking at them, eh?

For my quilting friends, I did drop into a quilt store here, but so far, nothing is much different than what I would see at home, so waiting to buy anything.

So we met another Texan in a pub that lives here, she is practicing saying, “I reckon y’ll need a drink, eh? “

Perry and Lin this evening are Rednecking around on the river which is just behind our RV site. Not sure what they thought they were going to catch?

June 5^th, Thursday

Banff NP, Banff township.

Woke up to Ice coming off the top of the RVs this am in Canmore. Bundled up with lots of jackets and headed up the road to Banff NP. Just a few “clicks” up the road and we parked the RVs in a wonderful park here. The mountains are foggy this am, so we don’t have the best views as we head up. Decide to just drive around the town, have picnic at Lake Minnewanka with the back drop of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, and then drive the scenic loops.

Have to call the day our “Day of Wildlife”

Prairie Dog, Bull and Cow Elks, Mule Deer, Big Horn Sheep and the 2 most elusive, Grizzly Bear and Wolf!! All in one day just around Banff town and the surrounding NP.