Day 22 Western Adventure

Day 22

After another (and sadly, our last) amazing breakfast before we packed up for the drive to Jasper. The breakfast was once again a true masterpiece – Lynn is an artist in the kitchen (and Tom is a great “supervisor”).

We began with a baked apple surrounded with a drizzle of cherry sauce and served with a choice of maple syrup or apple pie syrup. Next up was a warm bran muffin.

The finale was an omelet loaded with ham, mushrooms, onions,  sundried tomatoes, and cheese…..so delicious…so filling (neither Todd or I could finish it…).

About an hour into our drive, we received a call from Nicole – she was totally freaked out! She went to fill Reddy’s food container from the cat food bag in the pantry……and found a dead mouse inside the bag!!! Apparently he enjoyed the quinoa and chocolate bars before going to the cat food…..lots of mouse droppings. Nicole had a chore ahead of her (sorry about missing your run, Cole….) –…throwing out the mouse (#1 priority), throwing out all food he came into contact with, then cleaning up the “deposits” he left behind….. Todd was like…. “why is she so freaked out; it’s a mouse …and it is dead”…….I was like… “Cole –I totally understand !

The drive to Jasper was beautiful – the closer we got to the BC-AB border, the more the Rockies, as we expected to see, came into view. I started snapping pics every 10 minutes after Kamloops so we could document the changes along the way. We stopped for multiple pictures at Mount Robson – quite a sight… the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. 

As we came to the Alberta border, Todd was instructing me to take a pic of the sign…….I don’t work well under pressure…. The seatbelt got me stuck…….I couldn’t focus the camera…….I missed the sign……

When we hit Jasper National Park, we were following some trucks that just went through the gate, so that was what we thought……nope……got flagged down. We had no idea it cost so much per day to stay in the National Park (6 nights…..adds up…..). The trucks get to just go through the gates because it is assumed they are just passing through; with all other vehicles, on the other hand, it is assumed they are spending some time in the area.

We lost an hour (time change) on the drive, so by the time we checked into the Best Western it was after 7:30 PM. Tired, but needing a walk and some food, we headed to the main street. We stopped at a pub just off the main street for salad and wings…..not overly healthy, but satisfying.