Catching the 21:05 Greyhound bus to Jasper tonight. So had the whole day to wait around!After getting our luggage tags, we headed into Banff town and stumbled across a small tea shop down a side street, which at first thought it sold tea pots and sets, but was really suprised to find a selection of over 180 different types of tea! We were able to smell the teas in little tin pots and sample the tea of the day which was gorgeous! After speaking to the owner (who's...

Headed out really early this morning to catch the GreyHound coach to Canmore. The plan was to have a full day out! Wrapped up really warm as yesterday was freezing, so had two pairs of socks on today! The weather is getting noticably colder now! On our arrival to Canmore, we both had the same look on our faces as we both got off the bus, that was an "is this it" look about us! There didn't seem to be much around, so we ventured over to the tourist info...

Headed an alternative way from Banff town - we headed to Cave and Basin for a designated walk. On the way we saw a large male elk with huge antlers! We had a lovely stroll, then came across the natural hot springs. I was amazed that the water was really hot, as I could see the steam coming from the falls! We then ventured further and walked the Sundance Canyon trail which took around an hour to an hour and a half. At the end of the paved trail we came across a...

Had an easy day today - We've been trying to buget and not spend much over the next week HA! Had a mooch around town today and stumbled into the Dollar store, where we thought we could pick up some cheap snacks and toiletries. As we approached the doorway I hesitated going in, as at first I thought it was the wrong doorway, then as we entered thought it was full of cheap junk! We had a good rummage around to find nothing actually cost a Dollar and there were thin...

Cascade Mountain - 2998metres above sea level. I climbed 2534metres - got to the first peak. Climbed Cascade mountain today with a few people from the hostel. Met at 07:30 and took two cabs to the bottom of the mountain. We set off at 08:15. Everyone had hiked before except me, so was a little apprehensive as to whether I would be able to hike up! As soon as we set off it was an upward climb from the start. I found stopping for regular breaks helped, but co...