Days Inn Medicine Hat

... in return (other than the promise to do some form of hosting upon your return home, but again no real obligation there either). It all seems a bit too good to be true really.

But any fears that we had were alleviated the moment that we arrived at the home of Piet & Ina on the edge of Medicine Hat. They welcomed us into their home with such warmth it was quite overwhelming at first. The night we arrived ...

... wir die Badlands, dass sind Sandsteinformationen, genauer besichtigen. Es hätte einen kleinen Wanderweg gegeben. Aber nachdem die Moskitos über Jan hergefallen sind, und selbst das Antibrumm nichts genutzt hat, haben wir beschlossen, weiterzufahren. Die Fotos haben wir somit aus der ‚sicheren' Ferne gemacht.

... s rest - 12 hours tomorrow and then 14 the next day - FUN FUN! It's amazing but after 3 weeks of non-stop being together we're still not sick of each other and still have things to talk about. Last night we sat across from this couple in their late 60s who didn't say a word through dinner. I guess that's what 40+ years finally does to you! Hope everyone is doing well!

love,
Kate and Jon

So we continued on to Medicine Hat, where Roxanne's mother lived. For whatever reason, one I obviously can't remember, I have always called her Mrs. Kay. We spent a lot of time there, visiting water slides and other things. And then we took off once more.

... An interesting and informative exhibit overlooking a very scenic Bow river. We thought it was very worth its admission fee. Parked at the George Lane RV Campground (6/10) in High River and then visited June's folks - George & Grace Giokas for a couple days. Parked at the Elbow Valley Golf Course RV storage area in Calgary and then visited with Curtis, Betty and the grandkids (Hilton & Kennedy) for four days. Parked at Amanda & Andy's ...

... all over the place - seemingly gathering for the dash to the Rockies. The drive to the Rockies was awe inspiring, each time we dropped into a dip or went into a hidden wood or bend as the mountains reappeared they grow appreciably more and more impressive, from spots on the horizon to become towering giants. We had planned to overnight at Canmore, however they had no space due to Labor Day Weekend ...

... eat Phil took Monty for a stroll across a newly harvested filed. Unfortunately he put up a Hare and broke free to try and chase it - he still thinks he can catch them and forgets he is a half blind Octogenarian. Once into Alberta our phones worked again. We have had really intermittent coverage - apparently because we are on pre-paid and not contract. But who needs a contract when you only have 4 weeks or so left in the ...

... drive south into the USA tomorrow to make our reservation in Butte Montana. Before starting this leg of our journey we had the better part of a day to spend in Regina as we waited for car parts to arrive from Edmonton. So we took in the parliament buildings and parklands around it - beautiful! And it was a nice warm day today so plenty of people were also out enjoying the park. We also went on a postcard ...

Well, I missed the Japan trip on this blog. I went to Sapporo, but eventually came back to Canada but not home... I came back to Alberta. I met a friend in Medicine Hat. He was putting up houses. It was unbelievable, because he framed entire homes by himself in under a month each. You had to see ...

... we don't want to come back to a barefoot and pregnant (yes, I'm talking to you you too Murdock), addicted to Cheezies and Cheerios, shaved head and body puppy!!!!! The girls had a "girl night" with pizza and movies on Friday night, Saturday night Mike and I cooked up a Korean BBQ (Galbi) dinner for our parents and Sunday night we all had dinner at Dan ...