May 25-27 Fernie, BC to Frank, AB
(sorry this posting is out of chronological order)
I bet that the Fernie Overwaitea has one of the best views a grocery store could ever have. Unfortunately I cannot capture good panoramas with my camera so you will just have to imagine yourself standing in the doorway with grocery bags in both hands and all around you see snow covered peaks. So beautiful.
We got to stay with Meg and Kurt. In this picture we are enjoying a delicious dinner on the deck with humming birds buzzing around us.
I saw this magnet on Meg's fridge. I love good quotes and poems. This one totally hits home!!!! Enjoy and FOLLOW YOUR DREAM!!!!
Natalie and Jeff came out to Fernie for the weekend too. Here are Jeff and James on the way into town. Fernie has so much character and is full of unique little shops. I can definitely recommend Big Bang Bagels. Their bagels are soooooo deliciously tasty!
As we were eating our bagels, I was looking for some easy reading material and found a local flyer called McGuffy's News. Among various jokes, advertisements and random facts, I came across this story. I hope you like it!
DONT GIVE UP!!!
As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by
the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope
tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the
elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some
reason, they did not.
He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these
animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,”
trainer said, “when they are very young and much smaller we use the same
size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As
they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away.
They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break
free.”
The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break
free from their bonds but because they believed they couldn’t, they were
stuck right where they were.
Like the elephants, how many of us
go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something,
simply because we failed at it once before?
Failure is part of learning; we should never give up the struggle in life.
Back at home, the eating goes on. This time in a more Mexican style. Love burritos! (Natalie, Jeff, Kurt, Meg and Kootenay the dog)
Next morning as we were heading out of town, we met Hirotaka. He is from Japan and is walking across Canada pushing his luggage on a Costco cart! Amazing! I definitely prefer my bike!
THE LARGEST TRUCK IN THE WORLD - TITAN 33-19
(at least that's what it used to be a few years ago)
We had lunch right next to this monster. It is located next to the visitor center in Sparwood.
HELLO ALBERTA!!!! One province down, 9 more to go!
In a small town called Frank, we stopped at the Pure Country Pub for their Sunday night buffet. Meg and Kurt came out too for the meal. It was sooo DELICIOUS. Excuse me for talking about food all the time but when you are on the road cycling every day, it becomes a BIG DEAL!!!!
The Pub owner allowed us to camp on their patio. We concluded the evening with Toy Story 3 on James' iPod.
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