Charlton's Cedar Court Motel Banff

... and it gets pretty cold<br>here during the winter (so were told) and<br>with the choice of 3 ski resorts within 30 mins <br> away, theres no better place in the world to be in the<br>winter eh!!<br>29/10 - Found nice house to stay in for 2 ...

... that up on a Map to figure out exactly how long that phone call was). <br><br>The hotel we have is great. An awesome spa and steam room that we are going to take advantage of again tonight. We decided that we had done enough sitting over the last few days so a walk today was in order. I wanted to take a look at the Banff Springs and then take a quick walk over to the golf course. Jenn was game and we headed off. I would love to say the walk was smooth except that the golf course was ...

... up there for a bit then came back down. Some of the guys are going on a helicopter ride, and I'm a bit too scared to go hiking by myself incase I get eaten by a bear so have just been looking around town and been catching up on emails and stuff. We're going for a horseback ride and steak-fry tonight then gotta dress up for a divas and rock star night at the hostel next door for a bit of fun and karoake! Should be interesting!!<br>

... As well as dogs be walked by their owners, strange to see dogs as they are not allowed in Aust national parks. Further up the mountain we came along some snow and ice on the path, not to much but enough to make the walk slightly more treacherous. (there were a few step drops on the way up that you would not like to fall down) We finally reached the top, taking only 95mins (I was later told that most fit people take 90-120mins) and ...

On Day 2, we drove south towards Athabasca Falls, then headed up a rocky, unpaved road to hike the Geraldine Lakes trail. We made it past the first lake and midway towards the second, finally turning around at a massive rockpile. Afterwards we went into Jasper for a dinner of Japanese food. Details in the photos!

In July, Arvin and I came back to Edmonton for a friend's wedding (hi, Cynthia and Ray!). While I was in Alberta, I took the opportunity to go on a road trip to Jasper with two other friends, Anke and Christine. Hurrah! I should mention here that at this point my younger brother Mikkel had just left to go to a French language program in Jonquiere, Quebec (sorry no accents). His blog can be found at http://www.intrigueblue.com - he's got ...

... the banks of the Athabasca River, and around a number of beautiful lakes (especially Lake Annette and Lake Edith, which were stunning with their clear green and blue water, lined with forest trees and with the Canadian Rockies as a backdrop). In total we walked between 15-20km, but it was well worth it. In the evening we went for food at a restaurant called 'Evil Daves'. It was really good food. Really good.

... visit and all the medication cost me 71 pesos which is the equivillant of about 8 or 9 dollars Canadian. That was the cheapest doctors visit of my life. Teotiuacan from what I was able to remember was simply amazing. So massive and awe inspiring. I learned alot from the guide that day, as well as from all the books I have on the subject at home. I would love to go back one day. I went back to the hostel and went to bed. We got up at 4 am to get a cab. The cab ride was cool ...

... we have almost 2grand to spend between the 2 of us for 2 weeks. I think that will be fine. lol. I know we could have done it for a third of what we have, but, we will be the ones having the most fun down there. I want to go kayaking for sure, surfing for sure, hiking, I want to visit Teotihuacan and Monte Alban, and I want stay in some funky places and eat some amazing food, and of course, come back with alot of stuff. So ya, I will keep ya posted.