Our Trip West - Altona to Banff

Day 1 - The long drive west - the kids did such an amazing job with the drive that we made it all the way to Medicine Hat on our first day. They kept themselves busy with books, colouring, DS, and lots of movies. We stopped in Moose Jaw for gas and ran into my cousins Tyler & Melissa - total fluke and we were busted! After a quick visit on the parking lot we hit the road again.

Day 2 - We travelled from Medicine Hat to Okotoks with a little detour to the Bass Pro Shop in Calgary. If you haven't been there before, it is so worth the trip. It is an amazing store!! In Okotoks we stayed at a campground across the way from my Uncle Don & Aunty Diana's house. We spent the evening with them and their grandson Reece. (We forgot to take some pictures!!!!) The next morning Elroy went for a round of golf with Uncle Don and Tolan and then we all went for brunch at the golf course! Thanks for the great meal and the visit! It was great to see you guys again!

Day 3 - We travelled from Okotoks to Banff. Tolan recommended a great route for us to take through Kanaskis Country. It was a beautiful drive. We stopped along the way several times to check out the sites including a moose on the side of the road. We discvered that our sun roof was a great vantage point for the kids to see the wildlife safely from the vehicle. We also stopped at the lake where part of the movie RV (Robin Williams) was filmed. This is one of our favourite camping movies, so it was neat to see the lake where the RV drives into the water.