YEEHA!!!
Two days in to our trip and starting to get into the cowboy lingo. Sally and Eilidh sporting appropriate head gear, but the general consensus is that I do not have a head for hats! Might have to get a cowboy shirt to compensate.
Calgary so far is good. Stampede was awesome and photos may give a flavour of the event (some pics below).
Food has been very good and varied but steak and prawns last night so far top of the list for me.
Off to the market and some shops today with a visit to Calgary Tower this eve. Pick up the RV tomorrow and then off to the Rockies, slightly apprehensive but hopefully have plenty of time for a full orientation!

Hi everyone! i am having a great time! Every night i write a journal and buying glue so i can stick things in. i thought writing a journal would be a good way to remember everything! I have discovered that Canadians don't like spoons because whenever we go anywhere there are no spoons. Yesterday morning i had cereal and there were now spoons, there was no spoon for my hot chocolate and today there was no spoon for mine and mums fruit salad! I will keep my eye out for anymore cases of no spoons! On our first day i got a photo taken with a mascot today I'mthat is a snowman type thing! It was very scary(dad put a pic below)! I have really enjoyed the stampede rodeo and chuck-wagon races! the one thing I'm not looking forward to is going up the Calgary tower in a lift in case it stops working an we get stuck! Also I'm still slightly worried about coming back crazy after spending five Weeks in a r.v. with mum and dad! if i do come back crazy you will know who to blame! lots of love Eilidh xxxxxxxxx

Sally here. I am developing an obsession with finding a drinkable cup of tea. Coffee is not perfect but there are coffee houses. However Canadians do not do tea. Yesterday I asked for tea and was given Earl Grey and offered "real good cream mam" (this was condensed milk - ugh). In our posh hotel room we have a coffee percolator but no kettle. Hot water for vile tea bag can be heated up through percolator. Perhaps I should just stick to coffee.
Yesterday at dinner Eilidh summed up our full on two days by saying she would be "I could go home now and be quite happy". The Rodeo and Chuckwagon Racing was fun and the evening show was the most over the top extravaganza I have ever seen. At one point - which I hoped after 90 mins of numb bum syndrome was the finale - there were around 90 all singing and dancing Young Canadians on stage supplemented by various adults all in neon colours singing their little hearts out. A ramp was then dragged on stage and stunt bikes began to leap in ever more death defying stunts over the cute kids. Health and safety would never allow this. The tap dancers got louder, the singing reached a crescendo and the fireworks went off. Phew! This was only half way through. This show is a once in a lifetime experience and I believe the designer has ADHD and uses acid. It is a show for the MTV generation as at every point on the stage something is happening. The men here refer to the pretty little ladies doing well. There was great amazement that there was a lady cowgboy. The girls are given their own race but are not allowed to (or don't want to) take part in bucking horses and bull riding. We are now off to check out downtown shopping.