Expedition Canada

Home Sat Feb 18th Made it down to breakfast 2 days after op Our one disappointment from our trip to Calgary was that we didn't see one horse, cow or cowboy/girl.  The closest I got was a visit to Lammle's to buy a pair of jeans as the ones I flew out in developed a split where a fella doesn't want a split.  Lammle's stock everything 'cowhand' including tack for your horse.  More designs of boots than a cowhand could wear in a lifetime. I resisted the temptation. The taxi who took us for Fred's x-rays on Sunday, certainly had 'the knowledge' of the city.  Thirty five minutes south of the hotel, he knew the street numbering sufficiently well to correct the address we gave him.    Quite a coincidence, but t he following morning he was at the front of the taxi queue to take us north of the city to the former maternity hospital for Fred's op.  An early start as she had to be there for 0700 Monday.  I decided to walk back which is always a better way

Winter Woollens Packed Sun Feb12th Calgary from 5000' Friday 10th we arrived in Calgary, aka Cowtown.  The largest city in Alberta (not the capital which is Edmonton) and in the middle of Canada's largest beef producing area.   The journey out worked well.  The ferry was on time, little traffic through Vancouver, a quick stopover to drop off a tray table for Seb's high chair in Kitsilano, then on to the airport.    The flight, just over an hour, offered clear views of Vancouver at dusk and patterns of an illuminated Calgary on arrival.  Vancouver Departure A ccording to Calgary tourist sites,  Alberta as a whole has the largest cattle herd in Canada. A lthough now a cosmopolitan city, it retains a solid core cowboy culture.  The summer Calgary Stampede which takes place in July, is one of the biggest rodeos in the world, attracting around 1mn visitors.  Think agricultural show (Bath & West show circa 140,000) with lots of horses,  a parade, stage shows, dog contests, ch