My Copilot Is A Troll

Saga and Leif had quite an adventure today. We visited the second of 48 National Parks today, Waterton National Park. It was a gorgeous day, low to mid 20s. I may have gotten a bit of a sunburn. The perfect thing to do on such a day is take the boat ride on the lake. So my first stop, after the visitor center for maps and coffee, was to the marina to check the schedule and buy a ticket (Trolls ride for free!) I had about 90 minutes before boarding, so we wandering up and down the side of the lake, took some pictures, did some gift shopping, the usual touristy stuff. Being off season, most of the restaurants and shops are closed. That didn't stop me from finding Christmas gifts though! The official Parks red chairs! The iconic Prince of Wales hotel built in 1926 The Trolls got a little carried away with posing! "Miss Waterton" has an upper viewing deck, a lower inside deck which provides shelter from wind, and the aft sundeck. So we finally boarded the boat and got, in my ...

This summer, my Mom and I went on a road trip for the first time since 2013, to attend a family wedding. Our road trips are usually to the Peace River Country, where Mom grew up. Mom is a great road trip partner. We like a lot of the same things and rarely run out of things to talk about. She likes to be the driver, which means I get to enjoy the scenery (and have control of the maps!) It never fails, when we see a "Pass With Care" sign, one of us will ask "when will we see a Pass Willy Nilly sign?" Some jokes never get old! It's a beautiful drive, I had forgotten how much I enjoy it. I lived in the Peace region for a total of 9 years. On the way up, we went through Rocky Mountain House (breakfast stop at Tim's), and Whitecourt (gas stop). The gas station had the most amazing old fashioned candy store (I got raspberry cranberry salt water taffy) and an extensive gift shop. We both bought some Naked Bee lotions and balms. We made it to Grande Prairie in time ...