Getting to Calgary

Well, we made it to Calgary. The trip here was actually fairly uneventful. We had a nice time in Kelowna, visiting Tracey and Kelly and the kids. They are very well behaved. I may actually like kids afterall! We had lunch at Sun Peaks resort and saw two black bears (a mother and cub) and we were amazed by how much this area has grown. It will be close to triple the original size by 2012. Too bad we didn't buy some property up here a few years ago.
We also stopped in at Kelly's parents. They have a thouroughbred ranch with about 100 horses on it. This place is beautiful and their house is amazing! It's about a 4000 square foot rancher with 3 koi ponds surrounding it and a trout pond out front. Oh yeah, they also have a waterfall and an L-shaped koi pond in their living room. You can walk the bridge over the pond to one of the outdoor patios!
On our way into Calgary we were DANGEROUSLY low on gas. So much so that Jay turned off the fan and the radio and was cruising along at 100 kms/hr exactly. He said he didn't want anything drawing on the gas tank that didn't need to be. I thought the fan and radio drew on the battery, but what the hell do I know? Anyway, we finally pulled into Chief Chiniki's gas station. Yep, it was on a reserve and it was VERY rustic. We pulled in and there was a person being interrogated in his vehicle by RCMP officers, there were two native security gards in front of the store and there were about 5 or 6 natives in the store/cash out area. Oh yeah, let's not forget the graffiti on the pumps and the side of the building. I went into the store to pay for the gas and got the hell outta there as soon as I could. Jay pumped the gas and he over-squeezed 4 cents. I gave him a dime and told him to go in and pay for the extra gas. I thought they'd come after us if we didn't. He said , "No" and started up the truck. We drove off saying, "Thanks for the gas, Chief Chiniki!" (inside the truck, with the windows up, of course).
Our first night in Calgary was pretty good but we were sorely disappointed by the wet jockey party at the Eagle. There were 6 or 7 contestants and God bless them, but I don't think they were exactly Calgary's finest. I guess I was expecting tall, well-built jocks in really tight, sexy gonch. What we got were fairly decent guys in ugly, ill fitting y-fronts. Not at all flattering. Oh well, they had fun and we got drunk.
I'll sign off for now and try to update when I can.