Today, in talking to people, apparently this tour sold out
quite early, proving very popular. We went for a walk to Bear’s Hump, the
location of the same name of the beer I had the night before. It was very steep but we only went about 2/3
of the way. It was steeper than the
price of a Starbucks coffee in London ($.8.50 – 2015 prices). Ironically Canada
is home to Starbucks. Around the village Mule Deer and Big Horn Sheep come down
and graze between the cabins.
The deer lick the cars for salt and other mineral deposits –
an early form of car detailing perhaps?
We had a boat trip down the lake this afternoon and learned
about bears and the other wildlife. Apparently in winter cougars/mountain lions
come down, sit on the roofs and jump on unsuspecting prey (but not people).
While on the lake we crossed the Canadian-USA border on the water. The border is devoid of any vegetation. It is
the longest undefended border in the world, some 9000 km.
Afterwards we had coffee at the Prince of Wales Hotel
overlooking the village and Lake Waterton.
It was a very impressive view. For dinner we had wiener dogs, root beer,
sodas and sweet potato fries – it’s important to immerse yourself in the local
culture and cholesterol. Sorry only pictures of/and from the hotel, nothing of the wiener dogs. Spectacular and the view was good too. Memorable is an understatement.
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