Calgary and the Candian Rockies

Next stop Calgary to stay with Jo's sister Cecelia and their mum.  Jo had flown in a few days before so she and Cecelia met us at the airport.

Cecelia very generously took us north and east into the dry plains of Alberta to a place called Drumheller, famous for its many dinosaur fossils.  The area is riddled with small canyons and home to the  Worlds Largest Dinosaur (25m high in pure fibreglass) and, more seriously, the Royal Tyrell Museum.  Wiwat is a huge dinosaur fan so this was a perfect birthday treat.


We spent the weekend driving along highway 93 between Banff in the south (about 130km from Calgary) and Jasper (300km to the north) and then back again.  It is an amazing drive and took us past lakes, waterfalls and even an icefield with a permanent glacier (which is sadly much smaller than it used to be 100 years ago).