Canada 2013/14

Calgary.

Easy trip over on Air New Zealand, and surprisingly I caught some sleep, probably because the audio system on my personal screen was rubbish and drove me mad trying to listen, but it meant I slept. Total mix up with the food, as I had all my own packed only to be told the day before that I couldn't take it through Auckland, so they ordered me a version of theirs - not impressed but they did try and the air crew were very helpful. Luckily I saw some NZ smoked salmon in Auckland and ate that for dinner and breakfast - me eating fish what a joke, how things have changed.
Easy transfer in Vancouver and even managed to get and earlier flight, so flew over the Rockies in daylight, but lots of cloud so  not much view, although the approach in to Calgary was amazing, but didn't have my camera in hand and they wouldn't let me get it. It is just so flat and white and the straight roads just lead off into the curve of the earth sand the horizon - amazing, Then there were all the circles of the suburbs, a great sight.
It was a balmy 9C when I arrived around 5.30, as the warm winds from the Chinook had kept the  temperatures  high for the last few days - high for here that is, it's all relative. But last night around midnight, the cold, cold wind blew through town dropping the temperature to about -21C, very glad I was asleep. So b y the time we ventured out this morning it was back up to -16C, but it was bearable.
Lynn & I did some wandering,  but they are still in total holiday mode, so most places are closed, but I did find some staples for the next week - like sauerkraut and kombucha!!!!!
Now back and re-packing for the start of the big adventure tomorrow when we are off to Banff..
More to come.