Wayward Newlyweds – Day 9: Jasper/Bentley

Alberta Bound

True to form we got up late-ish. Around 9:30am we opened the door into the cold and damp morning. Yes, we had been rained on, on and off, throughout the night. However, we discovered that our bug netting wicked moisture away from the open windows really well! Bonus! Dodd started up the stove and boiled some water for oatmeal breakfast while I started striking camp. We got washed up, loaded up and ready to hit the road by about 10:30am.

We had another awesome view drive through the rest of the Icefields Parkway. We saw a bear and a few dear. We also saw some crazy evidence of either wildfire or pine beetle control. We started listening to a book on audible (there are some who would approve of our choice of Sabriel). Then we hit the real Alberta…rolling hills, mixed with flat, with lots of canola, wheat, and cows. With the occasional oil rig mixed in.

We got to Bentley by about 2:00pm and were greeted by a kitty face in the window of Manda’s house. We brought our stuff into the house, put a load of laundry in and then relaxed until Manda got home. Mostly I wrote blog, Dodd read and played phone games, and then we both played some pokemon on the Gameboys.

When Manda got home we had some chats, and then went to Cilantro and Chive for dinner. There was chicken and waffles…it was good! There was also lavender beer, which was not so good but drinkable. Sadly when we got home Manda had to go to bed. Dodd and I stayed up and watched Ralph Breaks the Internet…it was underwhelming. Then we headed to bed by about 12:30pm.

A nice relaxing nothing day! Sometimes that is just what you need.

Cheers

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