Well we checked out
of the YWCA and we drove over to Canmore.
On our way out of
town we decided we both wanted to try Waffles as we'd never had them.
So we found a little shop and waffles we ate! Very nice – we
could have had more than 1.
Canmore is a cute
little town. We drove up and down all the streets and checked out
the joint, then pulled over to use some free wifi, when a big storm
came in – the skies went very black and it rained a lot. It looked
like it had snowed on the mountain tops as we were sure they weren't
white earlier.
We couldn't find any
accommodation we liked – everything was right on the railway line
and not to our liking, and any restaurants or shops were a drive in
the car away…. So we decided to stay back in Banff. Its like only
14kms down the road. All the eateries and shops are in Banff and we
love it there – so we went back to the YWCA and upgraded ourselves
to a fancier 2 bed room! Bit more space and a slightly bigger
bathroom – we are really living it up!! ha ha ha
On our way back to
Banff we ducked in to Lake Winniwanka for a look. It was still dark
and rainy, so we put on our rain gear and went for a walk – left
all our camera gear in the car after the waterfall fiasco the other
day – whats the point! The day time temperature is sitting at 10
degree's at the moment. Of course my thermal gear is all at home
isn't it….30 degree's it'll be they said! LIARS! lol
WOW, its beautiful.
The lake is a pretty turquoise blue and the mountains behind –
well, it is the rockies and every corner is a postcard.
Just as the rain
became a trickle, Steve spotted a Chipmunck!! YAY!! It was soooo
tame, it came right up to Steve and begged! Of course it did – we
didn't have a camera did we! ARGHHHH. We continued walking only to
fine more chipmuncks – we had hit the “mother-load” of
rodents!!
Of course you know
what happened next…. Vicki & Steve headed back to the car at
breakneck speed to grab our cameras!! lol
Steve instantly went
to set up for his epic landscape lake shot, whilst I played in
amongst the rocks with all the Chipmunks!! VERY HAPPY!! Got some
really lovely shots of them.
So here you go - here's a few photos!! (and I did cull some - promise!) LOL
I finally made my
way down to the shore to take a few shots of the lake and mountains.
We met two lovely
lads traveling from Holland – Ralph & Rene'. We talked about
our experiences and gave them some suggestions on what to see. Silly
me should have taken a group photo with them! Hope we catch up with the boys again on our adventures!
On the way back to
the car we found 2 squirrels. These could have been the plague
infested ones from the USA side, as they weren't pretty – and
looked like they had been beaten up – poor little buggers. But at
the car there was a tiny young one – so I got a few images of him.
We made our way back
to the YWCA and checked in and edited some photos then headed back
into town for dinner – back to Tony Roma's – great food there!
A local at one of
the shops said that for us to see Moose will be a rarity, so not to
get hung up on them. This time of year they all disappear, so thats
why there isn't anything around right now. Especially that the
weather is about to turn – minus 1 overnight tonight it will be,
with more storms and possible snow showers !! WHOOHOOO baby! Just
in time for our OOAK trip and camping! (but now we know Two Jack is
like 5mins out of Banff – we might decide not to camp and to check
back into the YWCA !!) - shhhh don't tell anyone! :)
SQUIRRELS: 3
CHIPMUNCKS: 10+
MOOSE: 0
BEAR: 0
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