Last night we had a lovely dinner at the Primrose restaurant in the Rimrock Resort Hotel. Service was excellent, as was the food. Portions were small (I guess they didn’t realize we are Americans and need massive quantities on our plates). We did see a first when, after water was poured, we were informed, “The citrus server will be along shortly”. Just moments later another server came by and offered us our choice of citrus for our water glasses.
Followers of this blog know I have eaten some unusual items on our trips. Amazing what I will do for my fans. I have eaten Gander, Whale, Kangaroo, Ostrich, Horse and let’s not forget everyone’s favorite, Caterpillar (absolutely disgusting). Last night I ate something not so exotic but actually very delicious when I ordered Venison,
Today we had a tour arranged by Patrice. She was so smart. Instead of taking a standard tour in which we got up very early and were dragged around the town with 48 other tourists we hired our own driver (for only a trace more money) and were able to set our start time and location visits. At 10:00 AM we were picked by our driver, Matt in a beautiful Cadillac Escalade. See below
We traveled to Lake Moraine, Lake Louise and saw the historic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
On the way back our driver suggested we go a bit out of the way and take Highway 1A with hopes of seeing animals. Matt kept encouraging us to look for animals. He explained the best sign of a wild animal is a parked car by the side of the road. This method worked perfectly as it helped him identify a black bear very close to the roadside. The bear was amongst the shrubs searching for food so it was hard to get a good look or a picture. But just a short way down the road we saw this.
Tonight we are headed to the Gondola. You know how much I hate heights so it is my dedication as a grandpa that is making me do it (or my stupidity).
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