Lake Louise

After two full but fabulous days on the train we arrived in Lake Louise. The scenery, service, food and accommodation were out of this world. It was a lovely way to travel. Stephen was a little disappointed that he wasn't allowed to drive the train. I offered to buy him a train driver's hat but he declined. We saw a lot of wildlife. Numerous bald eagles and osprey, some big horn sheep, deer and elk, 3 marmots, a coyote and.....2 black bears. We had been scouring the forest for them but to no avail. Would you believe that after two full days and within 5kms of our final destination, there they were, two of them grazing on the edge of the train tracks. The train drove past and they didn't even raise their heads. No one had their cameras out as we were all busy getting organised to get off the train. Our bus driver who picked us up from the station and transported us to the chateau saw one on the way to the station and reported that there had been quite a few sighting in the past couple of days. Here's hoping!!!

Lake Louise is absolutely stunning. I am looking forward to relaxing here for the next two nights. This is the view from our room.