Day 7 We thought we had slept in until 7.00am but discovered that Banff (Alberta) is an hour ahead of Vancouver (British Columbia) so in reality we were up at 6.00am. First stop was the information centre to double check a couple of things. Then off down the Bow Highway to Johnston Canyon and Falls. We started off wearing jackets as it was only 13 degrees C and with the narrow canyon walls not letting in a great deal of direct sunlight it was a little ni...

Day 6 Kelowna to Banff. A really late start to the day as we left at 9.00am this morning. It was a long drive to Banff, arriving at 4.30pm in the afternoon. We had a couple of stops to take photos but there are not a lot of places where you can pull over to take photos. Most photos were taken by Margaret through the windscreen or out the side windows. She managed a couple of great shots of her knee on the iPhone camera. (It was difficult feat "9.9" ...

Day 5 Up and out again by 7.30am to catch the train out to the airport to collect the rental car. As we were leaving we saw a racoon come through the gate of a neighbouring property. He/she was closely followed up by a friend. They stopped to look at us but then continued on their inspection of other properties, not the least bit concerned about us. One was not the least bit embarrassed to stop and use the corner of the little retaining wall to scratch its...

Day 4 After a restful night's sleep, we were up and raring to go (energy levels and muscles ready for action). A slightly later start to the morning only leaving home at 7.30am this morning. Once again catching the number 3 bus to the downtown waterfront area. A short walk around to Canada Place (2 large cruise ship were docked there this morning) to catch the free shuttle up to Capilano Suspension Bridge (Here it is tribal name and also a coffee, not a ho...

Day 3 Up early this morning as we had to be in town to catch the Land Sea tour bus from the Holiday Inn. We caught the bus from Main Street (about a half km walk from where we are staying) down to East Broadway Street, then another bus down Broadway to the pickup point. We had about half an hour to spare so had a little wander around the area. As the Holiday Inn was the last pick up point we did not have a great deal of options for seating on the 24 seat...