Day 11

This morning was cold and rainy so we decided to stay an extra day as the weather is expected to improve and avoid trying to hook up the trailers in the rain. We did more planning on our visit to Banff and Jasper Provincial Parks. The Wi-Fi here cost $9.95 a day so we decided to go ahead and split the cost so we can get caught up with Web stuff. In the afternoon the rain stopped and the sun came out which mad it comfortable to sit outside and enjoy the view.

The view from our trailer

Day 10

We woke to a windy, rainy morning and waiting to hear about the truck. Jim and I took his Smart Car and went to get groceries and check on the truck. The truck was ready; it needed spark plugs replaced which turned out to be a complete tune up and software upgrade which should show an improvement in gas mileage. Because of the truck and rain we did not do any sightseeing in Calgary but discussed the journey to Banff and Lake Louise.

Day 9

We left Medicine Hat today to meet with our friends, Jim and Norma in Calgary. It was a perfect day with moderate temps, sunshine and nice clouds. As we approached Calgary the snow covered mountains came into view, WOW what a site after traveling through the prairie for several days. The perfect day started to deteriorate as the truck started to run rough at stop lights, but seemed to run OK when moving. We checked in at the campground and the truck almost did not start then blew smoke out the exhaust and the engine light came on. We got to our site, set up then went back to the office and called a Ford dealership that squeezed me into a busy schedule. They made arrangement and paid for a taxi cab to return me to the campground after I dropped off the truck. Jim and Norma arrived and we had dinner with them and talked about the journey ahead of us. We won’t know about the truck until Wednesday afternoon.

Approaching Calgary

Jim and Norma arrive