Early arrival, late departure. Up early this morning but I let the boys sleep until almost check out time. We all function better waking at our own pace. We went to see 'The Love Guru' last night. It was better than the critic's said. Bollywood meets Hockey Night in Canada.
Breakfast at Perkins and in the van for the short trip to Calgary. Kyle is planning to stay at Chad Pinch's place. Bhreagh emailed her address to Kyle last night after I called her to tell here when we would be in town. I expect we will stay for a couple of days.
The terrain has flattened out again but still has a slight swell so as to not be completely flat. Sporadic grazing herds of cattle isolated from the road by an endless barb wire fence and the occasional small oil rig are all we have outside the van to hold our attention. Kyle downloaded some movies for Brett last night to save Brett from the slow death of boredom. 'Shawn of the Dead' is currently showing on the VBC Express.
I find it hard to believe that we that we are 3129 feet above sea level. Can't wait till we hit the Rockies.
I just moved into sole possession of first place in the 'Dance Till You Stop' contest. Kyle is in second place and Brett, bless his sole has a shut out going.
Suddenly, our eyes differentiate the cumulus clouds on the horizon from the snow covered Rockies. Even at this distance they are majestic. Not minutes later, Calgary's sky line appears minuted later. Minutes after that, our exit appears. Things happen fast i in Alberta.
Google maps kick in, and we follow the instructions through the maze of streets until something appears wrong. The road we are looking for doesn't appear. Garmin to the rescue. We missed a turn and headed east instead of west. After a wide U turn we pick up the scent which takes us right to the door. No one home, so we wait, entertaining ourselves by trying to hack into the neighbourhood wireless.
Half an hour later Tristan shows up. He hasn't changed a bit. Tristan, Chad, Brian and Scott share a big two story in a great neighbourhood with a view of Calgary on one side and the Rockies on the other.
A few beer and a steak with fixings top things off under a hot summer night.
Looks like my NIC is fried so I can't connect to the internet, but thanks to Chad and his IT expertise, I am wired for the night. Walmart electronics section is now on the agenda for the morning.
The boys break out the guitars, cigars and kick back on the downstairs patio. Brett retires to IPod video, Guitar Hero and big screen. Finding something to drink besides beer in this macho home will be a challenge for him.
Male life doesn't get any better.
