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No Where To Go But West !
... Fi access for
the most recent blog update. We
ended up leaving the Winnipeg station some 7 hours later.
Today was the second day in a row that offered us clear skies and an excellent sunset
as you can see from some of the photos attached. We had the opportunity to have dinner with a lovely old couple from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
After the typical – who the heck are you? conversation – we were told
that they ...
The Canadian......
... to a latitude of between 53 and 54 degrees north - a place called Edson near to Edmonton that the train went through overnight - nowhere near the Arctic circle as originally expected and (yes, K has looked this up) only as far 'up' as Bury just north of Manchester. Ho - bloomin - hum indeed.
Onward then, through Jasper and toward Vancouver gave us our best views from the train. The Rockies!
It ...
A Wolf Hunt in Jasper
... By this time several cars had stopped and many people were watching. Each time someone new would arrive they would ask what we all were looking at and we would go through the whole explanation. Two guys showed up in a Cadillac and in a thick accent asked what we were watching. Soon they were out of their car and we did not see them for some time until they reappeared on the other side of the small stream and ...
Walk on a Glacier
... up a muddy road and at the top we climb out onto.. ice! We are standing on the Athabasca Glacier. Amazing. We explore and laugh and throw snow balls even though it's not a cold day. What a marvel!
On the way back down we pull into small road where we can look up at Crow's Foot Glacier. It is a hanging glacier that looks just like a crows foot, ...
Mozzie hell!
... to use on me, but as inspiration as I love feathers. I literally could have spent a fortune in the store had I been able to carry it all around with me for three months...it's a good job I have the rest of the trip to make me stop! We returned to the laundry to move our clothes into the dryers, and stayed in there having a tea to wait for them to finish. It was also a good chance to have a read of my new book, and to wash our coats, which have ...
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