It's 4:15am Friday, the first day of our trip to Calgary, and I'm not the first one out of bed. Sal is up and I'm guessing she's heading to the bathroom and then back to bed, but she gets dressed. Ok. Here we go. After loading the car I come in and find Brandyn sitting on the couch ready to go. These two are serious.
Temperatures in Brandon were supposed to be heading for the mid thirties and that usually means late day thunder storms. We've seen a few dark windy days there so I had hoped to get away by 7. We hit the road before 5:30.
It was a fairly uneventful day, the roads were nearly empty early in the day and only got busy around the major cities. The temperature started off at 14 and slowly rose as the day went on. We stopped for lunch at the Manitoba border and it was 28. Too hot for me in the sun already.
Once we passed Winnipeg it quickly got worse. I had the weather radar pages saved to my phone along with weather alerts and there was nothing posted worth worrying over. We pulled into a gas station in Brandon at about 5 our time as the gas light came on. We only used a tank and a half but I should have filled in Winnipeg just to be safe. As I got out of the car the temperature hit me, a sweltering 37 but breezy and dry. The lack of high humidity we normally experience made it bearable.
We checked in. Brandyn and I hit he pool which we had to ourselves. The water was cool enough to feel good. Supper at Montana's followed and then we just relaxed and enjoyed the air in the room. Sleep came quick and easy.
Saturday saw a repeat and we were up early, packed up and stopped at Tim's as the free breakfast wasn't even started. On the road by 6:15 our time.
We drove in and out of rain and sun all day. Some may find driving the prairies a bore but I find it relaxing. The mixed weather provided some great views as dark purple sky joined sunny fields on the horizon, or rays of sun streamed through the clouds. You can see so far into the distance, from a downpour and back into the sun.
The drive felt long only once, when I saw Calgary 374 in Maple Ridge. We pulled up at about 3:30 Calgary time and slowly approached the open front door. Cullen was standing in the window after opening the door. I poked my head in and around the corner and there they were. It was a strange feeling to see them in person, video chatting is a lifesaver but being here is so much better.
Temperatures in Brandon were supposed to be heading for the mid thirties and that usually means late day thunder storms. We've seen a few dark windy days there so I had hoped to get away by 7. We hit the road before 5:30.
It was a fairly uneventful day, the roads were nearly empty early in the day and only got busy around the major cities. The temperature started off at 14 and slowly rose as the day went on. We stopped for lunch at the Manitoba border and it was 28. Too hot for me in the sun already.
Once we passed Winnipeg it quickly got worse. I had the weather radar pages saved to my phone along with weather alerts and there was nothing posted worth worrying over. We pulled into a gas station in Brandon at about 5 our time as the gas light came on. We only used a tank and a half but I should have filled in Winnipeg just to be safe. As I got out of the car the temperature hit me, a sweltering 37 but breezy and dry. The lack of high humidity we normally experience made it bearable.
We checked in. Brandyn and I hit he pool which we had to ourselves. The water was cool enough to feel good. Supper at Montana's followed and then we just relaxed and enjoyed the air in the room. Sleep came quick and easy.
Saturday saw a repeat and we were up early, packed up and stopped at Tim's as the free breakfast wasn't even started. On the road by 6:15 our time.
We drove in and out of rain and sun all day. Some may find driving the prairies a bore but I find it relaxing. The mixed weather provided some great views as dark purple sky joined sunny fields on the horizon, or rays of sun streamed through the clouds. You can see so far into the distance, from a downpour and back into the sun.
The drive felt long only once, when I saw Calgary 374 in Maple Ridge. We pulled up at about 3:30 Calgary time and slowly approached the open front door. Cullen was standing in the window after opening the door. I poked my head in and around the corner and there they were. It was a strange feeling to see them in person, video chatting is a lifesaver but being here is so much better.
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