Motel 6 Medicine Hat

... shocked to find he had the largest testicles ever seen on a moggie! Very disturbing indeed!!!!

But the next day brought a new dawn in our travels, this was to be our first night of couch-surfing. For those of you in the dark on this concept I will try to explain it simply, basically there is an online community of people who are offering their couch/sofa to weary travelers or just agree to meet them and ...

Wir haben Calgary verlassen und sind unterwegs Richtung Medicine Hat. Unterwegs gab es nicht viel anzuschauen. Alles war flach, was ja für uns Schweizer ein wenig ungewöhnlich ist. Soweit das Auge reicht, nur Felder, Felder, Felder.

Beim Dinosaurier Provincial Park haben wir einen Stop eingelegt. Ursprünglich ...

So yesterday was all about trains, planes and automobiles. We woke up around 5 am and headed to the airport where we flew through Seattle to Vancouver. We picked up our car and drove 6 hours and arrived in Revelstoke last night around 11 pm. I was still so sick so I mostly moaned and slept while Jon drove. Today we woke up and drove for about 9 hours to Medicine Hat, Alberta. Unfortunately as I ...

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.

... laid-back, colorful, picturesque and very clean. Marysville - Awesome waterfall just a short trek from downtown. Cranbrook - A city that looks beat up and everything is expensive, the roadways need fixing, fences are falling over, the grass needs to be cut, dusty looking, run down, not clean with furniture, appliances, vehicles, etc abandoned on empty lots. Downtown is dead where most retail shops are small time jewelers, flower shops, banks or ...

... Another penalty of choosing a campsite late in the day is that you do not always get all the conveniences you require. In this case, although we had outstanding WiFi, there were no toilets or showers and so we had to rely on the rather cramped facilities on board and, even worse, pump out after - enough said. We set off for town early and stopped in at a Car Wash to clean off the splattered bugs ...

... 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 ...

... and let into some great boogie-woogie piano tunes! The waitress said he just shows up every once in a while and likes to play. We were really impressed! This was no playing with piano stuff.. the guy knew what he was doing, some of the arrangements quite complicated! A real treat. Well, now its off to bed so we can get an early start - I have never been south of the Trans Canada so I am looking forward to the trip.

... the pics. Anyway you can go on an all day dig for fossils with a guide, but we opted to forego the Indiana Jones bit and do the 1 hour self guided hike. Great fun and a good climb too. After the park we continued on to Cochrane (north of Calgary ) and spent the nite on the Bow River in a campground there. No pics of Cochrane yet but stay tuned.....

... put your night's camping fee inside, and drop it into a locked metal box. Honour system. And not only that, camping tonight cost FIVE DOLLARS. A record for all-time lowest camping cost EVER. I love it. We play with the campground cat for a little while in the evening, eat our tasty steaks, and walk out to the road to enjoy a beautiful prairie sunset together.