Back home

We made it back.
The last day was a bit of an anticlimax. There had been a thunderstorm during the night and it rained all day so we couldn't get out and do a tour of Han's and Kathleen's estate.
We got to the airport without too much difficulty thanks to the excellent instructions from Kathleen, Car drop off was very slick, all done using a wireless handhelp device that printed out the final bill there and then.
We walked into Calgary airport. According to the signs we could have either check-in with Canada Airlines or with a USA airline. We had to ask and then walk a long way to find the 'other' airlines desks tucked away.
We dropped off our bags and and went through security to discover the Duty-free shop was closed. We actually saw the plane we would be flying in arrive while we were in the departure lounge.
We had booked the back pair of seats again. In front of us were three young children, 10ish, 3ish and 18 monthish. The two youngest were crying and screaming. The mother, on her own, was trying her hardest to quieten them down. Luckily by the time we were in the air they were all settled down. Didn't manage to sleep but did watch "Be kind, rewind" which was very funny.
We landed a few minutes ahead of schedule. We were home by half past three.

Well the holiday was over.

But what a holiday. So many memories, so many experiences and so many photos - I have 8,234 of them to check through and discard or catalogue.
Our greatest luck was having a special friend like Kathleen who from the time we told her we were planning the trip has provided us with information, advice and piles of books and pamphlets. We would have missed out on a great deal without her help.
So the last entry of this blog is a special thank you to Kathleen and Hans for their help and making us so welcome in their beautiful home.