How you doin? Getting into the lingo now!! We had a quieter day yesterday - we went for a soak at Banff Hot Springs first thing. The water is 38 degrees and smells of sulphur (like a struck match). It's supposed to be really good for you and cures all ailments! After our soak we went for a climb up Squaw Mountain - the views from the top were impressive and I didn't like to stand near the edge 'cause it was soo steep (what a wimp!) After that it started to ...

A big thank you to the 'Family back home' for the card and wine for our anniversary - this is a lovely surprise and much appreciated xx We've already blogged today so we've just added a few pictures of canoeing in the Bow River - bliss! We couldn't stop smiling. xx

It's official - we've seen a bear! BUT the elusive mounties are no where to be found. It was raining yesterday morning and we set off on a waterfall hike - 12km up over the hills and up to the inkpots. We walked through dense forest areas and the canadians were walking with their bear bells ringing - these are like christmas sleigh bells so the bears can hear you coming. The only thing we saw was a squirrel. Then .... about 25m from the car park ... we saw a b...

Hi It's Tuesday morning and we're just about to go down for breakfast. There's a machine to make your own waffles (Becky would love it) but we haven't sussed how it works yet. Apart from the waffles, it's all healthy stuff - fruit yoghurts cereal - no bacon and eggs. We went walking yesterday to Lake Minnewanka (stop sniggering!) - Andy had his photo next to the sign - captions for this photo on a post card please. Part of the trial have been closed because ...

Hiya Good flight - miles of ice, snow and glaciers slowly turning a little green and then, from nowhere, you could see Calgary. The fire service were at Calgary Airport with a really fancy fire truck - I've got pictures Dad. We collected a Ford escape 4x4 - only 2000 miles on the clock - leather seats and all the works... Andy's in his element - the irish lad who helped us with the car is out here for the summer whilst studying at Dublin University (they're...