Anna's Awesome Adventures!!!: Calgary to Waterton Lake

Today I woke up at 8:45, got ready, had a great free breakfast (yogurt with granola, sausage, eggs, and milk), relaxed a bit, loaded the car, checked out, then got in the car and drove on a LONG detour to the airport. My mom's flight was late, and we were late, so it worked out well -- we were pulling up as she walked out. She was waving, I was getting super excited, and then when she got in, we gave each other a huge hug (regardless of stuff piled nearly to the ceiling in the middle seat in between us!). Then we proceeded to the Calgary Olympic Park, where we saw the ice rinks (there were three rinks; one was being used by female hockey players), bobsled/luge/skeleton track (a bobsled came down while we were watching!), and ski area/jumps. There was lots of action going on, from mountain-biking to hiking to just enjoying the view. After the Olympic Park, we had a late lunch at Fatburger, where we all had the Hawaiian Burger -- a beef patty loaded with mayo, bacon, cheese, and pineapple. So yummy! Fatburger started in 1952 in Los Angeles, so that was kinda cool to see the history of it while we were waiting for our food.

Then on the road, traveling past lots of cattle, horses, fields full of wheat (some was being harvested), and mountains way off in the distance. We entered Waterton Lake Park at 6 PM, arrived at our hotel 20 minutes later, checked in, dragged our stuff in, and drove on a beautiful road called Akamina Parkway (through a great-smelling forest) that ended at a beautiful huge lake. Across the lake was a tall mountain called Custer...and it was in America! So I was standing in Alberta, Canada, and looking across at Montana, USA! That was cool. After the nice drive, we came back to our hotel, had a little food for supper (I had apple slices, water, and hot chocolate), and are now ready to shower and go to bed. We're staying at the Bear Mountain Motel, which has free hot chocolate/coffee/tea, a nice big room with two queen beds, and a friendly staff lady who helped us with everything we needed. Tomorrow we enter the United States...and stay there for awhile, I hope! God bless your week, everyone!