Calgary Road Trip

I took a short holiday and drove to Calgary to see three groups of friends. I took two days going up, with the first day to Revelstoke via Lillooet. I have been on most highways in BC but I think that was the first time on that route for me. Beautiful scenery all the way along.

Our little car, "the Egg", did the trip well. Good road conditions most of the way, some construction delays. There is a special Hell for slow traffic that speeds up at a passing lane. 

Lunch at Lillooet. A&W is a typical stop in the Interior. The family stopped often at the one in Quesnel (just off the highway, big parking lot) on the way up to Babine Lake. 

Straightforward motel (Northwinds) in Revelstoke.

Then on to Calgary, lunch stop at KFC in Golden.

In Calgary, I had a room with an unsatisfactory "kitchenette" in the Sandman Signature Hotel downtown. Otherwise the room was good and I did some work in between socializing. 

First group was old friends from Physics undergraduate days at the University of Victoria. They fed me dinner. 

Second group was the Calgary "breakfast boys". We had dinner at the Keg.

Last group I knew the husband from UVIC Physics, but we had also gone to elementary school together. They fed me dinner. 

Notice they all got some paper mache crafts. They had big houses, have not yet told me they do not want any more. One day trip home (11 hours driving). It went fine, but I think I will take two days next time I do the trip unless Veronica is coming along to do some of the driving.