Well I'm finally on the road after 3 weeks relaxing and getting ready in Coquitlam. Even though I can already tell I've forgotten a few things things are going fine. My trip started at 9:30am in Coquitlam and my first main stop was in Kamloops just after 1pm. It was great to see Jen again and we had a nice lunch at Fogg and Sudds and caught up on the latest news. My next stop was close to Parson which is just south of Golden BC. The drive was a bit longer than I expected, and aside for some strange weather and a few crazy drivers it was okay. The first day was a lot of driving, but I won't usually follow that pace. I arrived at Lil and B.'s beautiful place overlooking the Columbia Trench just in time for dinner. Lucy drove up from Cranbrook to meet me. What a lovely spot to end my first day! :)
Day 2 started out at the Kicking Horse Mountain ski hill in Golden. Lucy came with me to look at the grizzly bear sanctuary. They have a 3 1/2 year old orphaned grizzly bear that lives in a 23 acre enclosure on the side of the ski hill. Boo the bear was kind enough to be close to the fence and posed for a few pictures before disappearing into the trees for a nap. Thanks for the expert interpretive tour by Jubilee. Lunch (for us, not the bear) was at the Eagle's Eye restaurant at the summit. Apparently the highest restaurant in Canada. There was a great 360 view of the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, the town of Golden and the Columbia Valley. I then said farewell to Lucy and proceeded east to Calgary. There I stayed with my cousin Paul and his wife Noelia. Emmanuel has grown a lot since last time.
That's all for now, I'm getting tired.
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