Our last night in Sun Peaks was a quiet one, dinner at the local's hang-out, Bottoms, and then back home for a relatively early one. Waking up this morning I was not in the mood to pack, but we sucked it up and did the job, hoping our luggage would come in under the weight limit for our flight.
After checking out of our lodge we wandered around the village, filling in time until our shuttle arrived to take us to Kamloops Airport.
When we had almost arrived our driver mentioned that he had driven through the same road earlier this morning and had seen a herd of big-horned sheep on the side of the road.... I was very excited at the prospect of seeing some wildlife, and sure enough, we came to the next corner and there they were! Sadly I didn't get a chance to take a photo because this guy on our shuttle started complaining that he had a plane to catch in 30 minutes blah blah blah.... I was very happy to note that when we did arrive at the airport he was actually on the same flight as we were, and he also had to wait in the long check-in line as he didn't know how to use the internet and check-in the day before. We, on the other hand, were able to go straight to the express line and checked our bags in within 2 minutes. HA!!
The flight was short, around 45 mins, and before we knew it we had arrived in Calgary. The city has a different feel to any other we have been to so far, we could see some high-rise buildings in the distance, but mostly the land feels very open and flat, and cold... snow everywhere!! We picked up our hire car, a blue yaris sedan, and begun our 1 1/2 hour drive to Banff. As we drove further the night sky was amazing, the moon just a tiny slice in the twilight, with a pinkish haze on the horizon... very pretty.
We found our lodge with no trouble and checked into our room, which is bigger than any we've had yet. Took the short walk to the main drag and had a meal at Wild Bill's Steakhouse.... they love the wild west theme over here, but I have to admit we love it too.... Almost as much as mexican ;)
Looking forward to tomorrow, we don't yet have a plan for which mountain we'll hit, or what we're going to do for NYE, but stay tuned for the details soon.
Happy New Year to you all, I hope everyone is well and happy and has an awesome New Years celebration!! We are missing everyone lots but we also know that the next two weeks are going to fly and we'll be home before we know it!
Take care and be good...
love Neri.xx
