Today was wonderful! The sun was shining, the weather was great, and the drive was perfect. We left Salmon Arm about 9a.m. and were en route to Banff today. We wanted to arrive in Banff late afternoon but otherwise were open to whatever came up along the way. As we were driving we stopped at the Enchanted Forest. Phil had been before, but I had never gone. So we stopped for an enchanted adventure. It was really fun to walk through and the nature walk was a great break for us and for Jasper from just being in the car all day. When we were done, we jumped back in the car and headed for Banff. It was a beautiful drive, and for me (Keltie) it really brought back a lot of memories of home. I grew up in Grande Cache, Alberta and the mountains surrounded my hometown, and seeing all the mountains brought back many memories and in some ways felt very comforting. Phil was in awe of the view, and kept remarking on the incredible beauty we were witnessing.
In Banff we are staying at Best Western and its really close to downtown. Once we got into town we headed down town to tour around. Banff has to be the most pet friendly place we’ve ever been, Jasper was welcome in every store and in many of them even got treats! Phil and I also couldn’t make it very far before someone wanted to stop us to say hi to him, again, Jasper didn’t seem to mind.
We decided to go to a local restaurant for dinner and headed to ‘The Meatball’ and it was delicious! Phil had the Spicy Penne and I had the Chicken and Brocolli Carbonara – MMMmmmmmm!!! We were both so impressed with our meal, it was the perfect meal to end our day.
After dinner we headed up to the Upper Banff Hot Springs, which are so relaxing! It was a perfect ending to a perfect day!
Phil and I are both finally feeling relaxed, and like we are starting to really be able to enjoy our holiday rather then worrying about work/home/life etc. This is great as we still have 9 days left of holidays so we want to get the most out of it!
And of course some photos of our day 
