June 2

June 2 – Radium Hot Springs to Calgary, Alberta

We left Radium Hot Springs after nine in the morning starting towards Calgary with the trailer in tow. There are two significant climbs on the trip and the trailer handled both the climbing and descending well. An attempt to stop in Banff failed due to the slow and heavy traffic in the village. Not a fun place to pull the trailer. After that it was an uneventful journey to the Calgary Airport where we left Frits and Lynette where they picked up their rental car. Then it was on to find Ken and Thereasa. Our GPS made easy work of getting around in the northern parts of Calgary. The city has at least tripled in size since I was last there close to forty years ago.

We found their place with little problem and were welcomed. I last had seen Thereasa in the late 1970s and she had not changed at all. We had only been in touch with Christmas letters and an occasional email. They made us so welcomed. It was a short yet delightful visit.