4th daY in CAnADa

ok. it's the day 3!

i didnt think about logging my trip to Canada. Thank to Enid to remind me this, although its my third day(or fourth?) in Canada.

i woke up early as previous day, around 5:00 am. I think thats all because i went to bed really early almost every day during my trip. but i think my mom hasnt had a good sleep, so that i waited for her every morning. 

today after we finished the poor breakfast (?), one cup of hot tea made in the lobby and an apple fritter bought from starbucks yesterday, we had started studying what journey we would have today. we were planning to go to the Lake Minnewanka, two Jack Lake and Hoodoos, even if we couldnt find the search result on the GPS!!!! We followed the map and, very luckily, arrived every spots! However, there were too many travellers in the Lake Minnewanka that we hardly found a parking space. We kept driving and stop at a small lookout to see the beauty of Lake Minnewanka. 

And then, we headed to Two Jack Lake and parked there without any difficulty. less travellers were there and its beauty didnt let people down. 

after Two Jake Lake, we had decided to go to another lake which is close too, Johnson Lake. We followed the sign on the road and found the nice place soon. lots of people had snacks, picnics, and BBQ there. some people even brought their dogs! since we still had time, we walked the trails beside. at the beginning, we a little bit worried about what if we met a bear. It is obvious that we thought too much. some people also hiked along the same trail and even brought their own chairs and sat beside the lake to enjoy the quietness and freshness. we took loads of pictures. i thought my mom was really happy to use her new camera and take pictures of these amazing natural scenery.

it was already 15:00 when we got back to our accommodation in Banff. we took a rest and suddenly heard of loud live music. it sounded like a match on the street! ya! it was. we took out camera and rushed out to the avenue and found crowds along the road. today is Canada day. there are various teams in the parade. (my poor english now is helpless to describe the details.) anyway, its quite fun! the atmosphere is totally different to that in Taiwan. 

there was one nervous moment in the moring which is i had to fill up petrol for my car but i had no idea about what kind of gas i should fill up and how to fill up by myself. actually its not my first time to fill up petrol by myself. i did that in my New Zealand trip, but i couldnt remember too many details. And forgetting to ask the type of petrol for my rental car was the most worrying thing to me! luckily, i got the answer from the staff and the people queuing in petrol station were quite patient. (that is one of amazing things i found here. )

another funny thing was the driving speed. they drove so slow! i think its probably because most cars on the roads were travellers as me and the sign of maximum speed. thats it! the most puzzling thing is the maximum speed is really low. thats totally opposite to the impression in the new zealand! i went new zealand last year and got amazed that the speed limitation was quite high, even in the mountain curving roads. despite the speed, their driving convention confused me. i really dont want others put fingers to me (i saw one did that to a driver!!!), so my rule on the road in Canada is stopping at every crossroad first!!!!!