Day 7 Lethbridge to Calgary

We are up and ready to hit the road around 9 am.   Again we want to take it slow and the drive to Calgary is not very far.

Today we are at Starbucks.  Our dear friend Katrina gave us a coffee card for Starbucks and we want to thank you for this coffee today.

Now Alberta has this great town called Vulcan.  In 1995 they put up a replica of the Star Ship Enterprise.  Since we are driving near it we detour to get the chance to get some shots.

these are the street light poles

Derrick we are thinking of you.

Boy the scenery is sure different here.

You can see the Rockies in the distance.  They look close but they really are not.

We arrive at Brenda, Bernie’s older sister around 11 am.  So nice to see her again.

After a short visit we drive to Bernie’s younger sister Karen’s home and we bring her back to Brenda’s home.

While Bernie visits with his sisters I take on washing the car.  We have only been on the road for one week but boy is it dirty. Those bugs that have killed themselves on our grill are very determined to come across the country with us.  

But they are staying in Calgary. 

The car looks great now, but give it a few days.

When I get back inside Bernie and the girls are laughing!  We all head out for dinner and then drop Karen off.

It is so great to see them again and really have missed them. 

We now have a clean car, the laundry is done and we feel refreshed.  There is something about being with family again that makes us feel so good.

So here is our list today:

• Moose
• Deer
• Hitchhiker
• Eagle/Hawk
• Licence plates from every Province in Canada - but you can not count the province you are in.  So if we see an Alberta plate in BC then it counts, but not if we are in Alberta.  British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Yukon, and North West Territory
• Skunk
• Sheep
• Beaver
• Goslings
• Buffalo
• Goat
• Owl
• Bear
• Loon
• Crane
• Prairie Dog
• Fisherman fishing
• Canoe
• Hummingbird
• Antique car on the road
• Old VW Bug
• Car broken down on the side of the road
• Helicopter on the ground
• Airplane on the ground
• Speeding ticket- hopefully not our own
• Ambulance with sirens on
• Dump truck
• Line painting crew at work
• Mail delivery person walking their route

If you have any items you think we should add to our scavenger hunt list, let us know.

So Today's Stats 
Driving distance today 223 km  
Total distance 1218 km