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Oh, Canada
Now, where did I leave off? Oh, yes, Great Falls.
We were slow getting on the road because the car told us one of the tires was low, but we couldn't tell which one. All the gas stations had free air, but none of the hoses had a pressure gauge. Very weird. Eventually, we went to a station with a garage attached, and they let my husband use a gauge.
The drive north was uneventful. Passed through a dramatic river valley and stopped for gas in Shelby. Border crossing took a while, which was okay as I hadn't signed my passport (or the kids') and hadn't put addresses in any of them. Southern Alberta is wide and pastoral with fields of mustard and some little purple flower I couldn't identify from the car.
We stopped in Lethbridge for lunch. Real city but not in AAA guide book. More for living than tourism, I guess. Our route was amusing -- we took Canada highway 4 to 3 to 2 to 1. Circled Calgary to the southwest, so didn't see much. The Alberta Children's Hospital is colorful, and we did pass by the site of the Olympics.
A heavy storm hit us just as we reached the Rockies. Rain so thick we could barely see, occasional hail, lightning on the mountains. Very dramatic.
Also being dramatic at the time was T-Bug. We were not appreciative, and I took away the DVDs.
We weren't expecting to pay a park use fee for Banff (assumed it was included in hotel fee), but we did -- $19.60/day. Got to Banff Centre while it was still light and ate dinner in a dining room with the most amazing views!
Sunday, I got up and located the Catholic church on the map, but CG was under the weather, so we spent most of the day in the room. (Not husband, whose conference started.) In the afternoon, CG felt a little better, so we walked out to Surprise Point and got some pics. Then we checked to see where the coin-op laundry was. That was CG's limit for the day. Husband took T-Bug to movie about origami, then they did a Zome tool workshop.
Today was my turn to be sick. Unlike CG, I actually emptied my stomach. Twice. Tried to nap, but only so much I can do with active and feeling-better toddler running around. Husband did take T-Bug for the morning, though, which helped. He also went to the store And bought me Gatorade.
Feeling better now -- think I got enough acetaminophen into the system to ease the headache finally, for which I am duly grateful. Tomorrow morning, laundry; afternoon, shuttle sightseeing tour.
Oh, and I'll be setting up a Facebook account soon. Resisted all my friends encouraging me, but mother-in-law and brother-in-law got accounts, so husband set up his yesterday. So now I surrender to the inevitable.
We were slow getting on the road because the car told us one of the tires was low, but we couldn't tell which one. All the gas stations had free air, but none of the hoses had a pressure gauge. Very weird. Eventually, we went to a station with a garage attached, and they let my husband use a gauge.
The drive north was uneventful. Passed through a dramatic river valley and stopped for gas in Shelby. Border crossing took a while, which was okay as I hadn't signed my passport (or the kids') and hadn't put addresses in any of them. Southern Alberta is wide and pastoral with fields of mustard and some little purple flower I couldn't identify from the car.
We stopped in Lethbridge for lunch. Real city but not in AAA guide book. More for living than tourism, I guess. Our route was amusing -- we took Canada highway 4 to 3 to 2 to 1. Circled Calgary to the southwest, so didn't see much. The Alberta Children's Hospital is colorful, and we did pass by the site of the Olympics.
A heavy storm hit us just as we reached the Rockies. Rain so thick we could barely see, occasional hail, lightning on the mountains. Very dramatic.
Also being dramatic at the time was T-Bug. We were not appreciative, and I took away the DVDs.
We weren't expecting to pay a park use fee for Banff (assumed it was included in hotel fee), but we did -- $19.60/day. Got to Banff Centre while it was still light and ate dinner in a dining room with the most amazing views!
Sunday, I got up and located the Catholic church on the map, but CG was under the weather, so we spent most of the day in the room. (Not husband, whose conference started.) In the afternoon, CG felt a little better, so we walked out to Surprise Point and got some pics. Then we checked to see where the coin-op laundry was. That was CG's limit for the day. Husband took T-Bug to movie about origami, then they did a Zome tool workshop.
Today was my turn to be sick. Unlike CG, I actually emptied my stomach. Twice. Tried to nap, but only so much I can do with active and feeling-better toddler running around. Husband did take T-Bug for the morning, though, which helped. He also went to the store And bought me Gatorade.
Feeling better now -- think I got enough acetaminophen into the system to ease the headache finally, for which I am duly grateful. Tomorrow morning, laundry; afternoon, shuttle sightseeing tour.
Oh, and I'll be setting up a Facebook account soon. Resisted all my friends encouraging me, but mother-in-law and brother-in-law got accounts, so husband set up his yesterday. So now I surrender to the inevitable.