The past few days we have basically been lazy. We hung out in Canmore, just outside Banff because with this view from the hotel deck, who could resist just hanging out!
We were supposed to spend one day in Calgary but no one was feeling “big city” so we just drove through the town to say we’d seen it. From Canmore eastbound there is nothing to see. NOTHING. Did I mention NOTHING?! The plains are duller than dull.
The most fun was the day we spent in the Tunnels of Moose Jaw. We took a couple of tours that demonstrate how the tunnels under the city were used. First by gangsters like Al Capone during prohibition to hide out, and then by the Chinese immigrants to live away from the white folk. Canada (like the US) has a history of mistreating the Chinese immigrants and the actors on the tour did a good job of showing you a picture of what it must have been like for them. They don’t allow cameras on the tour, so unfortunately we don’t have any pictures. The Chinese tour made us crave Chinese food for dinner that night.
On our way into Brandon a rock hit the windshield and took a good sized chip out. So Melissa found a windshield repair shop – conveniently outside the wine store – and had it repaired for $55. She then went and filed a claim with USAA – and amazingly they let you file the claim online without having to send in the receipt (you tell them the company and the invoice number) and voila – a check is already on its way. Gotta love that.