Canada posts....March 2008
In the interest of having all our travel blogs in one spot - here are the couple of post from Canada last year:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Canada - The Second 2 Days
Yesterday was another day that everyone went skiing - except me. I went to the lodge, looked out of the window at the skiers, felt like I was going to throw up and that was that. Jim and I drove up to Lake Louise which is a frozen lake up in the woods. There is a hotel there that Asians are apparently obsessed with because it is the backdrop for one of their soap operas. Like Americans with Graceland.
Jim and I got a great table in a window overlooking the lake where people were walking about and some kids were skating. We drank fizzy champagne drinks and had a cheese plate that was delicious. We were there about two hours and I didn't regret my non-ski choice one bit.
Last night we had a great meal all together and then watched Dancing with the Stars. I have never really seen the show before and it was fun to watch them dance. Frankly, I think the altitude has me so damned tired that after 8pm, whatever is going on is fine.
I fell asleep last night listening to Jim do his Spanish lessons. el gato. amarillo. azul. un adulto.
Today we got up and went for a hike. We went to Johnston's Canyon near Banff. It was BEAUTIFUL!!! There was a guardrail to hold on to as we went up the ice and snow covered path. You can look over and see the creek running beneath the ice and snow. I was doing great until I tried to go up a hill I knew I shouldn't. Peer pressure. Jim made me do it. I was not even half way up and I fell. Hard. Slipped and managed to turn over and fall on my butt instead of my face. Still painful as all hell. I should have a major-league-worthy softball sized bruise in the morning.
After the hike we went into Banff were we had a great lunch. It was Bellini Tuesday. I loved that. Did a little shopping. Came back. Napped. Learned to play spades and got my (Jim and my) butts kicked. More stars dancing tonight. (Monica Seles - eeesh!) Off to bed.
Skiing tomorrow? We'll see.
Jim and I got a great table in a window overlooking the lake where people were walking about and some kids were skating. We drank fizzy champagne drinks and had a cheese plate that was delicious. We were there about two hours and I didn't regret my non-ski choice one bit.
Last night we had a great meal all together and then watched Dancing with the Stars. I have never really seen the show before and it was fun to watch them dance. Frankly, I think the altitude has me so damned tired that after 8pm, whatever is going on is fine.
I fell asleep last night listening to Jim do his Spanish lessons. el gato. amarillo. azul. un adulto.
Today we got up and went for a hike. We went to Johnston's Canyon near Banff. It was BEAUTIFUL!!! There was a guardrail to hold on to as we went up the ice and snow covered path. You can look over and see the creek running beneath the ice and snow. I was doing great until I tried to go up a hill I knew I shouldn't. Peer pressure. Jim made me do it. I was not even half way up and I fell. Hard. Slipped and managed to turn over and fall on my butt instead of my face. Still painful as all hell. I should have a major-league-worthy softball sized bruise in the morning.
After the hike we went into Banff were we had a great lunch. It was Bellini Tuesday. I loved that. Did a little shopping. Came back. Napped. Learned to play spades and got my (Jim and my) butts kicked. More stars dancing tonight. (Monica Seles - eeesh!) Off to bed.
Skiing tomorrow? We'll see.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Canada - The First 2 Days.
Hi, everyone. (It's Kelley.)
So, we are finally traveling again. It has been over a year since Hawaii and now we are in Canada for seven glorious days. We are in Canmore, Alberta which is around the corner from Banff. If you suck at geography we are northeast of Seattle, directly above Montana. Jim's mother, who you may remember as The Goddess Lynn, and her husband Snookie own two condos up here with eight bedrooms between 'em. We have a group of 13 here at the moment. The "kids" who are all over 25 and coupled up/married - Michael and Nikki, Louisa and Brian , and Lauren and Spence. The "adults" - Lynn and Snookie, Louise, Michelle, and Amelia. And Jim and me stuck in the middle somewhere.
To quickly describe where we are staying, well no matter what window you look out there is a snow-covered mountain. And this morning I sat in a comfy chair just watching the snow fall for a good hour. It is gorgeous.
We've not done much yet. We have taken a couple of walks down by the river and to town. Town is like a smaller Vail. Just little shops and weird locals who ask "Where are you from? The states?"
I had a great honey wheat beer at the Grizzly Paw. Tried on some sunglasses that I may have to go back and get. Basically just hanging out...oh, wait, there was this one thing.
Jim bought new boots. Great good-looking boots. He proudly puts them on and says, "Lets walk to town". Awesome. We are just into town (1 mile) and he says, "I think I am getting blisters." About thirty minutes pass and he says, "Blisters. Baby, I, man..." By the time we were heading back up the hill he is convinced there are pools of blood in his new shoes. We try to call Snookie to save us but he is out. Everyone else is skiing. And then Jim does the smartest thing, but it made me hysterical. He took his boots off and walked through the town, over the river and through the woods and up the hill - in snow and mud and slush and various animal droppings - IN HIS SOCKS. If I wasn't breathing so hard going up the hill, he may have heard my laughter also and hit me with a rock. It was great.
Oh, and we visually journaled a la my cousin Lynn. I sketched then painted the view from the kitchen table which Lynn wants to frame! Jim sketched/painted our trip from New Orleans to here. We are geniuses.
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So, we are finally traveling again. It has been over a year since Hawaii and now we are in Canada for seven glorious days. We are in Canmore, Alberta which is around the corner from Banff. If you suck at geography we are northeast of Seattle, directly above Montana. Jim's mother, who you may remember as The Goddess Lynn, and her husband Snookie own two condos up here with eight bedrooms between 'em. We have a group of 13 here at the moment. The "kids" who are all over 25 and coupled up/married - Michael and Nikki, Louisa and Brian , and Lauren and Spence. The "adults" - Lynn and Snookie, Louise, Michelle, and Amelia. And Jim and me stuck in the middle somewhere.
To quickly describe where we are staying, well no matter what window you look out there is a snow-covered mountain. And this morning I sat in a comfy chair just watching the snow fall for a good hour. It is gorgeous.
We've not done much yet. We have taken a couple of walks down by the river and to town. Town is like a smaller Vail. Just little shops and weird locals who ask "Where are you from? The states?"
I had a great honey wheat beer at the Grizzly Paw. Tried on some sunglasses that I may have to go back and get. Basically just hanging out...oh, wait, there was this one thing.
Jim bought new boots. Great good-looking boots. He proudly puts them on and says, "Lets walk to town". Awesome. We are just into town (1 mile) and he says, "I think I am getting blisters." About thirty minutes pass and he says, "Blisters. Baby, I, man..." By the time we were heading back up the hill he is convinced there are pools of blood in his new shoes. We try to call Snookie to save us but he is out. Everyone else is skiing. And then Jim does the smartest thing, but it made me hysterical. He took his boots off and walked through the town, over the river and through the woods and up the hill - in snow and mud and slush and various animal droppings - IN HIS SOCKS. If I wasn't breathing so hard going up the hill, he may have heard my laughter also and hit me with a rock. It was great.
Oh, and we visually journaled a la my cousin Lynn. I sketched then painted the view from the kitchen table which Lynn wants to frame! Jim sketched/painted our trip from New Orleans to here. We are geniuses.
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