Sunday 2nd August Once up we drive to the info centre for wifi then get petrol. We head towards Calgary. We stop for breakfast at a rest area. Once at Calgary we head to some indoor gardens. They don't open till 12 so we wait around using the wifi. The gardens are cool, but a bit disappointing. They are in the top floor of a mall. We head to a island park for lunch. There are black squirrels. Back at the car we sort, pack and tidy our stuff. 1 stop to get petro...

Saturday 1 august It's a sweet little trailer home. It's so nice to sleep well. After breakfast and chatting we head out for a drive and walk. We walk to some waterfalls and then up the valley. We drive to the top of the hill and walk to a small historic fire fighting hut. It's a great view but the clouds are coming in. It starts to rain back at the car. We are sitting on the tray on an old van seat. I move into the cab. It's just before 2pm by the time we get ...

Thursday 30 July It's pretty cold and when mal gets up to sit in the car I get his blanket too. It's only about 5 degrees. It's about 8.30 when I get up and it's just as cold. After breakfast we head off and stop at a few look outs along the way. I fall asleep in so exhausted, but wake hot in the sun. Malcolm is gone- on a walk I assume. I can't stay awake and fall back to sleep. We stop at a glacier and walk up to its bottom. It's windy and there are warning si...

Wednesday 29 July Mal gets up early and drives to a lookout, I try and stay warm. He returns with fresh bread. Once packed we drive around a few more sites in Banff and mal does a short hike - my knees are too painful for the stairs. then visit the info centre for wifi. We travel up towards jasper. Lake Louise is beautiful. Much smaller than imagined and very touristy. It's difficult to find parking. It's raining as we finish up lunch. The lakes are amazing aq...

Tuesday 28 July Banff It's very very cold. I have to wrap a blanket around me while I eat breakfast. We drive around the flash mountain homes. Once in town we stop and do a river walk. The town appears to be in a black out, so no wifi. We head on to Banff. We have to stop and buy a pass for the park. Banff is beautiful of course. We drive through the town and down past the castle like hotel and bow river falls. We stop at the information centre and stay awhile...