Sunsets Resorts Canmore

... You know what she is like!<br><br>Well we got a long lie today, awoke at 8.15! made our way to the stables. I tell ya we have done loads of hiking during this trip! The horses were called peyto and Aztec and were proper western horses. Unlike Fiona!!! We were having a laugh about that Ross! Remembering you taking off on top of that massive horse and me, Kelly, Faye and Kerry laughing our heads off! :) The horse in front of me Faye was like your one, it kept ...

... that helped block the loud plane out while we watched DVDs on the laptop. The three hour flight seemed to go by really fast. <br><br>We arrived to Calgary on time and didn't have any trouble checking out and getting our rental car. Our car has GPS and Brent is a kid with new technology toy. He is really excited about using it during our trip. We stopped at a grocery ...

... the building. The temperature of the pool was about 39 degrees and the highs today were 7 degress so it was lovely!! There was steam coming of the pool and you had views of mount rundle and sulphur mountain covered in snow. I was so warm you could only stay in the water for about 25minutes. I came out feeling very refreshed and relaxed. It was a nice end to the day. We got the bus back to the hostel where I made tea then watched tv in the tv room before going to bed to read.

... out from all the effort. The following we got up early (yes, it was early - 7am!!) with a view to a wildlife walk around Banff - well we must have been a bit late because all we saw was a squirrel and at the train station the Rocky Mountain Mountaineer - with lots of people loading their luggage on ready for their trip. We then visited the Hot Springs outside Banff and that was a strange experience - the water was really hot ...

... you fish who swim in schools. I began singing up the trail. Not so easy as breath rapidly becomes a valuable commodity. (I had to keep stopping for more) It feels a little foolish, but less foolish than being mauled cause you were too proud to sing. So songs I knew, Songs I made up [about trees mostly] and random talking to myself kept things pretty clear. I have to admit I was actually more nervous about wild life on the way down. On the way up I ...

... 7pm, and got a chance to grab a refreshing shower before dinner, but being the only kiwi on the trip I became the butt of most of the jokes at the dinner table that night. After dinner a group of us then procedded into town to celebrate CANADA DAY as being in a great place like Banff we sort of felt like we had to do something for CANADA DAY. Hit two bars which became pretty packed when the fireworks display had wrapped up, but when we got to ...

Today Max met me up at Sunshine for possibly my last day of riding for the season. Sunshine Village got some decent snow lately putting a nice layer on top of the previously icy runs.... I got my free rental from the Caribou Properties Ski Shop, they previously gave me a dodgy rental and I chucked a bit of a hissy fit, hence the freebie!! I headed up to sunshine just before 10am and got in a few runs before Max met me on his split shift, which gave me time to get my groove ...

... up and cov**ed top to bottom, with only a head poking through the gaps in the clothing. It is moreso the girls in mini skirt and heels out at night that draws a s****** from my lips.... See, I knew that I would forget stuff... th**e was a big dump of snow ov**night on Christmas night (I think it was), or was it boxing day... or p**haps new years.... oh deary me...Actually I think it was new years day night. Anyway, it was a lovely dump and so much white ...

... Netherlands but Sandy, John and their son Tyler stayed until Sunday. Keesha and I went hiking near Lake Minnewanka, which means Water of the Spirits. People have been living along the shores of this lake for over 10,000 years. First Nation people (the Canadian term fro Native American) revered and feared this lake. While we did not encounter any spirits that I know of, we become keenly aware of the wildlife around us. One trail was ...

... practice and know-how to make it safe. And you need at least one other person who knows what they are doing. It's a team sport - you rely on your partner for encouragement, safety, discussion and evaluation of the terrain and snow and, if you are unlucky enough to get buried in an avalanche, to dig you out. The actual skiing you do by yourself, but everything else is done in a team. My two workmates Kyle and Louis and nextdoor neighbour Johnny 5 ...