Upon leaving our hotel this morning at 6:30 am our first task was to get gas. Not an easy thing to do. We stopped at a gas station just down the street from our hotel. Pump didn't work so Tom went to the window to talk to the attendant. She said sorry we don't open until 7:00 am and pumps are lock. So on to the next gas station - they weren't open either. On to the third - opened but card wouldn't work so inside to get that handled, have to tell them how much (prepaid required) trying to mentally convert liters to gallons because everything is metric, finally decide on 50 dollars and then get to pump the gas. Fun times.
The rest of the day was just drive, drive and drive some more. The fun thing about the driving is again the metric system. Speed limit 110 - great - oh wait that's 100 kilometers not mph. More mental conversion going on. That's only 68 (about) mph. All day yesterday we were booking at 80.
The scenery from the border up to Banff was just like northern Montana - flat farm land. Pretty but flat. Once we got to Banff National Forest is was gorgeous. The road goes through the Canadian Rockies and it like driving thru a mountain corridor. Beautiful pines, thick and green, rugged snow capped mountains on both sides. Unfortunately the road is mostly a two way road and the speed limit drops to 50 and 60 km. And of course construction much too often slowing us even more.
But there were perks. We got to see mountain sheep and a very young elk. We also saw a bear but weren't able to get a picture. Tom also got to get a Canadian snowball.
Another perk to being in Canada are the donuts.
When in Canada you have to have a Tim Hortons donut. (Robin would be so proud).
It's very late and I'm falling asleep. Chat more tomorrow.
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