The Force Has Awakened

Thursday, 31^st January 2015

The birthday "cake"

The boot collection

Some people having a sleigh ride at Lake Louise

Close up of the frozen waterfall

Les disappearing into the distance

David with an ice scraper/brush

Our celebrations last night for David’s birthday was sadly lacking a birthday cake, but Shan was up to the challenge and found their Christmas present of bears’ paws and maple leaves, which we quickly arranged on a tray with a candle from the bathroom.  The bears’ paws were very yummy – chocolate, cashews and chewy, sticky caramel (no calories, of course).

The weather continues to be very clear – and very cold – and this morning Dave & Co decided to have a walk around Johnson Lake, while we had a quiet morning with a walk to the supermarket.  Shan and Jack were lucky enough to find a squirrel, which obviously didn’t know it was supposed to be hibernating.

This afternoon Dave and Jack joined us on a visit to the cinema to watch the latest Star Wars movie.  We were enjoying the pre-show advertisements showing the skiing attractions around Banff when the screen froze and the sound continued.  Previews of new movies were heard before the sound ceased and there was a large bang followed by silence.  A short while later and lady came into the theatre, apologised and said there would be a short delay.  Once it actually started, we thoroughly enjoyed the movie and are looking forward to the next one.

As it wasn’t really a photo opportunity day, I have added some from the previous couple of days.