Not the best night of sleep on an air mattress with no pillow, but I made due. Laying in Will’s basement right now; can’t tell if if it’s raining, but the forecast calls for a 90% chance of rain all day.
It’s about 9:45 and everyone else is still sleeping. The goal for today is to head over to Banff, outside of Calgary, to see the park and do a little hiking, rain or shine.
Haven’t been carrying my camera around, just been enjoying seeing Calgary through the eyes of a local. After picking up Andrea and her friend from the airport with Will yesterday morning, the six of us met at a Vietnamese restaurant for lunch.
Later in the afternoon, we went to a bar called Melrose’s, a popular sports bar near the Saddledome, where the Flames play hockey. We were planning on grabbing a few drinks there before heading over to another bigger sports hangout called Flames Central to see the basketball game, but it was reserved for a corporate function.
We headed back in the direction of Melrose’s, on 17th Avenue, where there are a lot of similar bars. We bounced around with Will and his friend Ragim, ending up back at Will’s place at around 2:30.
The consensus around here is that Wednesday nights are great nights to go out, but we’ll have to see how we’re feeling. Definitely would love to stay, but we do have another 700 miles to get to Seattle by the end of the week, with a stop in Vancouver along the way, time permitting.
The Phallic Road Trip 