Eileen blogging today!
Well, they say we are in the Rockies but we haven't been able to see them! The weather has been horrid and the clouds have been really low that we've had to imagine how spectacular the views are when it's sunny. We are terribly disappointed as the Rockies were part of our 'must sees' . Matthew said it was like a March day in Glencoe and the temp dropped to 5 degrees!! Now, no laughing!! Just hope the weather improves for a long drive to Calgary tomorrow and hopefully some great mountain views!
We went for a drive in the pouring rain to beautiful Maligne Lake - it is the largest lake in the Rockies, 22km (14miles)long. No point in taking a lake cruise as visibility so poor and boats were all docked! Anyway the coffee shop was excellent; I can vouch for the Danish pastry and the planet-size muffin that M. had!! Saw some lovely picnic spots as well but actual picnic was eaten in the van! (it was good too, but still raining!)
Drove to Punchbowl Falls past Pochohantas but it was the only river not in spate!! Lucky White Heather!! It cleared up late afternoon and we managed a nice walk along the Athabasca River bank here. It is flowing very fast and we saw some rafters whizzing by. We're looking forward to dinner in the restaurant here tonight. These chalets are lovely and beautifully situated overlooking the river.
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