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| Everything was rolling along nicely. Beautiful vistas, especially in Banff and the parks in B.C. |
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At about the 6,000 mile mark, the weather started to turn.
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But the weather eventually cleared.
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| The trip wasn't without beer. This was a particularly great brew pub in a city in Saskatchewan that rhymes with a female body part. For those of you who are geographically or anatomically impaired, it's also the capital. |
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| Patty swears that this huevos rancheros was the best breakfast she's ever had. My Texas breakfast burrito was also quite good. What's unusual is that this place, the Big Bend Cafe, isn't in Texas at all, but in Golden, B.C., a couple hours outside Banff. We kind of also fell in love with Golden and thought we might like to move there, next year or so, when the global economy collapses. |
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ReplyDeleteSo its all still pretty much FUBAR out here. Welcome back to the blogosphere.
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ReplyDeleteWhen you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
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They can really make you mad.
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When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
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