Breakfast is the most important
meal of the day they say and this is an attitude helpfully recognized by the
people of the Ramada in Canmore. Usually breakfast in Motels is like cereal,
toast and ‘bugger off’. Now at the Ramada I won’t say the brekkie is first
class but you do get, if you like, eggs, done passionately in one way –
scrambled, plus sausage. Cereals, juices, bagels, waffles, mini croissants etc.
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| Snow-shoe Hare |
So after waddling from the Ramada
we squeezed into our jeep and drove west back to Lake Louise where, on this
visit we could enjoy its turquoise waters. The last time we visited in early
April winter was yet to leave and the lake was fully iced and snow covered,
allowing us to walk towards its middle and the younger among us to engage in
Ice Angelling.
We strolled around the edges of
the Lake and enjoyed good views of a silently nibbling Snow-shoe Hare, active
Golden mantled Ground Squirrels and the odd Pica, running the rocks no doubt
collecting vegetation energetically for the coming winter. The scenery was serene
and surreal.
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| Lake Louise |
Next we drove to the nearby Lake
Moraine which, if anything was more crowded yet more spectacular. Here without
table or chair we picnicked at the Lake’s edge. Megan, after a while, excused
herself to attend the washroom [dunny].
She was gone a while – to the point I had begun to pack up and start the search
– when she had appeared looking a little pale. Apparently she had, to the
surprise of dining onlookers, suddenly fainted. Cause? No idea, but it
thankfully hasn’t happened since. She did score a free drink out of it though provided
by concerned staff at the nearby resort. So bonus!
Slowly drove back to Banff and
Canmore on the quieter route 1A and for our trouble we were rewarded with good
views of Black Bear and more Elk.
We had a typically Canadian
soundtrack while driving; stories from the Vinyl Café, written and read by
Stuart McLean. Amusing and touching stories, first introduced to us by Canadian
veterans, Russell and Katherine McDonald. [Thanks again guys.]
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| Black Bear - route 1A |
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| Lake Louise Lodge at Lake's end |
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| Road to Lake Moraine |
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| Road to Lake Moraine |
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| Kids at Lake Moraine |
Back to the Ramada for swimming
and sliding to the kid’s delight.
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