Today we were both excited as we were going to Canada Olympic Park where the 1988 Winter Olympics were held and where the film ‘Cool Runnings’ was filmed. We took a train and a bus there so we got to see more of Calgary than just the city. You could see the ski slopes long before you got to the park. We got a good deal on a entry ticket and first stop was the museum. There was memorabilia from all of the winter olympics since Berlin in 1936. They had torche...

Got up quite late and didn’t seem to leave the hostel till late.. after we had found food etc! Headed for Calgary Tower as it was a clear day and hoped to see the Rockies. Although the views weren’t as impressive as the CN tower in Toronto, you could get a full 360 view from this one! Once the mist had lifted, we had amazing views of the mountains! Was wierd..one side of the tower was very flat yet the other was very built up! Yet again, there was a glass fl...

Spent all day on the bus! Wasn’t as comfy this time but we managed! We slept most of the way from Winnipeg to Regina where we arrived at 6am! Clear blue skies again. The landscape most of the way was pretty much the same as Winnipeg, flat and boring! It seems fairly dull around the midlands area. Saskatchewan is a very rural state! Dad (Marks) might like it as there’s lots of farmland and some cows!! The biggest city in Saskatchewan is only 200,00 – we thin...