Alberta – 3rd Day

On this day, I actually went on a hike. We went to the Johnston Canyon, all the way up to the ink pots (it’s called that since they look like ink pots).

The hike itself was paved for half of the way, making the first half easy. The second half had pretty steep hills, but still manageable. The only annoying part of the hike is that it rained on and off (fortunately I had my rain coat).

After the hike we went into town to eat Korean food (originally we were going to get Ramen, but the line was long). Here is the food link:

Seoul Country Korean Restaurant

Afterwards, we chilled at the hotel’s hot tub for a bit before we got dinner.

For dinner, we went to a place called The Bison Restaurant and Lounge. Food overall was good. Here’s the link:

The Bison Restaurant and Lounge

After dinner, we made our way back to The Hidden Ridge since we wanted to finish all the alcohol everyone bought (that’s what happens when you tell people who are working to BYOB).

We spent the night in the Wedding party’s room. One game we played was this alternate life Tinder game (basically what it would have been like if Jon had not met Cyrene). And then we burnt the non-top 4 cards away. Abi ended up winning the game (and Sam came in second).

Afterwards, some of the guys went to smoke cigars, while Abi and I started a game of “Here’s to the Governor”. I sucked as usual, but Jimmy was the worst. Also, Cyrene’s brother (although not playing) made up some complicated rules. I ended up switching out with Jon so he could get a taste of the game.

Alberta – 1st Day

Arrived in Calgary at around noon. Airport seemed new for the most part.

Customs was fast because of Nexus (although funny story? Yuri slipped his Nexus card into the machine and ended up having to wait).

After customs, I proceeded to the rental car, where I skipped the line because of being an Avis Preferred member.

From the airport, I stopped by a Real Canadian super store to pick up some snacks. I then went to the “privately owned” real Canadian liquor store (which looks super ghetto inside) to grab some liquor (Haneson and some brand of vodka I’ve never heard of.

After, before going on the road to Banff, I stopped by Timmy’s to grab a chicken chipotle wrap, mocha latte, and 20 assorted Timbits.

The road to Banff was pretty straightforward. Going on the trans Canada highway was cool (the speed limit was 110 Km at some points, and the scenery was awesome).

After an hour and a half, I arrived at Hidden Ridge Resort. Since I had a smaller room booked for the first two nights, and a larger one booked for the last night, they let me upgrade the first room for only $90 Canadian so I could stay in the same room!

The room itself was pretty big. The rest of the day we had a barbecue and drank at the wedding party’s room (basically my room but mirrored).