Hello from The Rocky Mountains! We have had a fabulous 12 days in this area, we've done so much and loved every minute of it. It is all so beautiful, the scenery is so amazing and stunning. First stop here was Banff, a 1hour 45min journey from Calgary. We checked into our hostel, a lovely alpine lodge up on a mountain road. We had been really pleased when we'd seen the Gopher in Calgary but there were loads running around here! We had 4 days in Banff and beautif...

Greetings from the hot and humid Canadian West! Last time we wrote we were leaving Thunder Bay (Ontario) for Winnipeg (Manitoba) and have since travelled to Regina (Saskatchewan) and are now here in Calgary (Alberta). Really zipping through the provinces! The further west we've been coming the hotter it's got too. Spent 3 days in Winnipeg which was a really nice city. There is an historical area called The Forks down by the river and we spent a lot of tim...