Mum came up last night!
It was nice to have company! We got up and had some breakfast and then made our way into town..... I don't really get it, where do the real people live ? There is a populationof about 5000 people but everything is extremly touristy. We decided to rent a car for the next day so we wandered around looking for a rental place with a car. We watched the CAnadian leave and must was disappointedthey didn't yell " all aboard but not tonworry, they did when I got on"
The next day we got up and rented our car and rove outto the Columbia Icefields! Pretty impressive drive and a pretty impressive site for a huge piece of ice. It did snow though... Yes you read correctly. While you were sweating and living through 40 degree weather in Toronto, I got snowed on....
I walked up to the glacier, which has Changed a lot even since 2000. We could have taken the ice truck out onto the ice but id already had enough ofthe annoying tourists in the info centre and I've stood in ice before. It's cold. So I just walked up to it. I coul have justwalked under the rope and walked along the ice which some people did but I also readthe signs about ice crevasses and decided I didn't want to fall into the glacier, so I just looked at it.
We drove back andhad some dinner in town and then itwas time to head back to the lodge to pack up!
Mum had to catch her Edmonton airport transfer so we got up and checked out and watched the sun rise across the lodge while we waited.
I didn't have to leave until 12 so I went back to bed andthen packed up and made my way to the train station for 130.
This 20 hour train ride has been long and my whole bottom half is sore from sitting. Yes I got up and walked around.
Were pullinginto Vancouver as I type and it's grey andrainy but well see how things turn out!
Have a great day!
Kate
Hilarious canoeing????
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