Travelling to the Rockies
We are traveling through the Canadian Rockies on our way to Jasper, having spent our first night on a train – not quite together, as the beds were a little narrow. Even for the two of us, the cabin is a little close and it requires some planning to move around.
The night noises did not worry us: we both has about seven hours sleep and woke at about six o’clock, refreshed. I think the only time I stirred was when the motion stopped.
This kind of train travel has a simple pleasure most other transport has lost. There are always things to see and, since the train is going no faster than eighty km/h and sometimes forty, you have time to see, even if the photos aren’t great. One can imagine the French approach to crossing the Canadian Rockies: zree days to Toronto? Sacre Bleu, ve will sell you the TGV that will do it in 12 hours – and serve something better than vin ordinaire!
The food has been good, the books read, so now we are ready for Jasper.
Hi Intrepid explorers
Glad you are enjoying BC we think it is one of the most beautiful places on earth (where we have been anyway)
Keep writing great to follow your travels we are beginning the countdown to our trip in 18 sleeps think all the organising is done just have to clear the decks (and garden) before we go.
We have had a very cold snap coldest for 40 years we have had mornigns of frost with -2c though it warms up to a few beautiful hours of sun.
Bowral was -2 – 10c yesterday.
We ahve 3 new members of family 3 Brush Turkeys can’t worK out what to do with them before they wreck the place.
Love Mum and Dad