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More Impressions of Banff
Monday was the second of our days off skiing over Christmas. The thinking was that the ski hill would be very busy. Despite the apparent marked fall in numbers of visitors from the UK, it was indeed very busy. We … Continue reading
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Frozen North PS
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Frozen North
Many years ago we changed the whole nature of our Boxing Day as a family. We got fed up with just sitting around and eating yet more food and becoming bloated and lethargic. So we started asking friends over, going … Continue reading
Alternative Christmas
It was inevitable that this Christmas was going to be different from any other. Before Ruth was born Enfys and I used to split our time over Christmas between her parents in Surry and mine in Salford, travelling from one … Continue reading
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The run-up to Christmas in the Canadian Rockies
Thursday was our day off from skiing and the day that the world seemed to descend on Banff for Christmas. The appartment block seemed to suddenly fill up, the streets and shops of ‘downtown’ were suddenly thronged with people of … Continue reading
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Taken for granted
On Wednesday Ruth and Tim had a lesson first thing in the morning, getting up at the crack of doom to catch a bus at 06.45 to start skiing at 08.30. Very uncivilized. Which meant I got to make the sandwiches … Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain Blues
Back to skiing at Lake Louise on Tuesday and 3 major changes. First major change, the bus to the ski resort has changed timetables and is not only more frequent but stops outside the hotel our apartment is attached to … Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain rivers, Rocky Mountain peaks
Sunday was our second day-off from skiing. An opportunity for tired muscles to recover. An opportunity to not have to get up before the crack of dawn and totter out into near-arctic temperatures. Instead we ambled out middle of the … Continue reading
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Rocky Mountain phenomena
Friday and Saturday and two long days’ skiing. Two phenomenal days’ skiing. One major difference between the Alps where my skiing experience, albeit 20 years ago, has been limited to and Canada is that in the Alps the ‘resorts’ are … Continue reading
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Images of Banff
Thursday and a day off from skiing. We did chores in the morning including a visit to the underground launderette and food shopping. For some reason the launderette smelled strongly of Chinese food. The sun was shining with almost cloudless … Continue reading
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