Derek and Kate at Ramada hotel first night
Shannon before leaving home
Derek at BC border
Joe Shannon and Kate at rest stop
Joe at Valemount cabin
Derek playing at park in Abbotsford
Friday, July 18, 2008
Days 1-3 in photos
Derek and Kate at Ramada hotel first nightShannon before leaving home
On the Road - day 1
Because I am me, I have a file folder all organized by date with mapquest printouts of our entire journey from Norman Wells to Abbotsford to Calgary and back.
We woke up Thursday morning, packed our bags and were headed into the car before 9. We stopped for breakfast at the Pantry then headed on our way. The directions say take Kingsway to 118 which turns to x which turns to y...I don't know what we did, we decided to follow the big green signs that said Jasper...and we got where we were going. I think the first "I want to go home" came before the Anthony Henday, and the first "are we there yet" came before Stony Plain.
We stopped for lunch in Edson - which I didn't really like...the food or the town. Then we drove to Hinton...which we did like. We continued on into Jasper Park and stopped at the Robson Tourist Info booth...this is not taking into account the times we stopped so Derek could pee, nor the time we stopped after Derek unbuckled himself in the car!
We left the parks and continued on to Valemount. We found our hotel right away... it helps that its on the East side of Valemount. We checked in, and found that it is the cutest little spot. There is a log house with a managers office, then you go up a round curve in the hill and there are 3 log cabins and a house. We stayed at the first cabin named Bear. You walk down a cement block path and up 2 steps into a beautiful wood door with a stained glass window. You then are in the foyer, there is a small bathroom with a beautiful white curtain to your right, forward is a bedroom with a double bed and bunk beds...old fashioned hanging from the ceiling bunk bed...to your left is the main room, a kitchen/living room idea. A fake wood gas stove, a plate hutch a hanging tv a table for 4 a couch and a bed in the wall. We put Thing A in the bottom bunk, Thing B in the double bed and we slept on the bed in the wall.
After we arrived we enjoyed the deck and hung around the cabin, then drove into town and drove around for a while. We had supper at a large log restaurant called the Caribou Grill. I had a steak that was the most fabulous I have had in ages! Joe had the special and the kids had KD Delight...which lucky for us was just regular KD not fancified.
We went to the grocery store for some cereal and bread then back to the cabin for bath and bed.
Have a good night:)
We woke up Thursday morning, packed our bags and were headed into the car before 9. We stopped for breakfast at the Pantry then headed on our way. The directions say take Kingsway to 118 which turns to x which turns to y...I don't know what we did, we decided to follow the big green signs that said Jasper...and we got where we were going. I think the first "I want to go home" came before the Anthony Henday, and the first "are we there yet" came before Stony Plain.
We stopped for lunch in Edson - which I didn't really like...the food or the town. Then we drove to Hinton...which we did like. We continued on into Jasper Park and stopped at the Robson Tourist Info booth...this is not taking into account the times we stopped so Derek could pee, nor the time we stopped after Derek unbuckled himself in the car!
We left the parks and continued on to Valemount. We found our hotel right away... it helps that its on the East side of Valemount. We checked in, and found that it is the cutest little spot. There is a log house with a managers office, then you go up a round curve in the hill and there are 3 log cabins and a house. We stayed at the first cabin named Bear. You walk down a cement block path and up 2 steps into a beautiful wood door with a stained glass window. You then are in the foyer, there is a small bathroom with a beautiful white curtain to your right, forward is a bedroom with a double bed and bunk beds...old fashioned hanging from the ceiling bunk bed...to your left is the main room, a kitchen/living room idea. A fake wood gas stove, a plate hutch a hanging tv a table for 4 a couch and a bed in the wall. We put Thing A in the bottom bunk, Thing B in the double bed and we slept on the bed in the wall.
After we arrived we enjoyed the deck and hung around the cabin, then drove into town and drove around for a while. We had supper at a large log restaurant called the Caribou Grill. I had a steak that was the most fabulous I have had in ages! Joe had the special and the kids had KD Delight...which lucky for us was just regular KD not fancified.
We went to the grocery store for some cereal and bread then back to the cabin for bath and bed.
Have a good night:)
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