We had a fantastic last few days in Vegas... Mamma Mia was brilliant, the Grand Canyon Tour & Hoover Dam flight excursion was amazing and Tom Jones was the perfect way to end a such a great fun week. Back to reality now!... Mum has had a great time with the kids and has managed the daily routine with ease including being caught in a blizzard on the school run!... Mum, myself and the kids should be blogging tonight from The Rockies...however we haven't managed to make it that far and have had to stop off here in Calgary! When we left Ralston this morning it was a chilly but pleasantly sunny day... but 1 1/2 hours driving time from setting off, we found ourselves in what only can be described as the worst driving conditions I have experienced so far here in Canada! With zero visability (due to a snow storm), severe weather warnings on the radio, a temp of minus 27 with a windchill of minus 42, a 'NO-TOW' enforcement on the Highway (ie if you cream off the road no-one is going to come and get you!) and a frost bite limit of 5 minutes outside, it seemed the sensible thing to stop off here in Calgary! So here we are in the BATUS house ( luckily it was available) for the night and hopefully conditions will be better tomorrow so Mum can at least see The Rockies before she heads back on Tuesday. All a bit of a culture shock from the relaxing times in Vegas!
(I know that will make some of you smile!!! :)) All the while Leigh is busy working in Ralston as we didn't win any money in Vegas either! (More smiles?!?!) So hopefully my next blog will be from The Rockies with a picture of Mum coming down a black run or at least the cable car on Sulphur Mountain!
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Yeah right! Too late to try and make a girlie shopping weekend in Calgary followed by winter sports fun in your olympic playground sound like a chore! we know the score!
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