Day 5- Banff National Park

 Hello Again.

Well, we finally figured out our technical problems, so we are good to go now.

Wednesday, was just a wonderful day.   We slept in a little bit, and then had breakfast in our very nice condo.   Finally headed out about 9:00 and our first stop was Lake Louise.   The picture you see above is taken at the edge of that beautiful lake.   Unbelievable.  
Then we headed just a short distance away to Moraine Lake.   It is equally as breathtaking, but not quite as popular as Lake Louise.   You can see Roger and Marsha pointing at some beautiful sight at the

edge of that lake.   Had a light lunch on the outdoor deck of the lodge there.   Special note to the Paulinis-it was quite the opposite kind of day that we had when we were there last!   Wish you could  have experienced it today!

Next we headed to Emerald Lake, another crystal clear, aqua-blue glacial lake.   It was our first beer stop of the day.   Sat on the upper balcony of the lodge there.  Pretty darn nice place for a beer!






The last stop was the amazing falls you see below.   It is called Takakkaw Falls.    It comes crashing over the top of the mountain being fed by glaciers up above that you can't see.   It falls about 300 m  and the sound and power are amazing.

We tried very hard to get the rainbow that was created by the sun and the falls, but not sure if you can see it.   Look closely.   Katie, it was pretty.   But I don't think there were any leprechauns or a pot of gold at the bottom.   Only water.

We are having a marvelous time.    Have been unwinding for the last couple hours at our lodging.   Sorry to tell you, Greg, that we are not behaving very well.   Marsha and I are on our  third Alexander Keith's, and Bob and Roger have finished off an entire bottle of red wine.   The good news is that they had some dark chocolate with it, so Roger says they are the "healthiest blokes around"!

Can't believe tomorrow is our last full day here together.   We will be doing Banff itself and taking in as much of the area as we can.    Friday will see Roger and Marsha heading back up to Jasper to catch the train and Bob and Deb will catch a flight out of Calgary back to Chicago and then on home.  

We will blog again tomorrow.

Love you all a bunch,

The Nolls and Andersons