As I’ve written, I have visitors from Idaho coming this week, they arrive sometime on Thursday afternoon.

Well do a mini driving tour of Calgary after they get settled in their guest suite here at the apartment complex. Each building has two guest suites which are available for $90 per night, which is a better deal than you’ll get at any hotel in the area. They are really nice suites, perfect for two people.

We are going to the Calgary Stampeders game on Thursday evening. I’m not huge on CFL football, but it should be fun. The weather forecast isn’t the greatest, I’ve ordered a rain suit from Amazon which arrives today. I’ll be dry anyway. We’ll take the train to the game. I’m guessing it’s a 7pm start, so we’ll eat dinner at the game. Food at McMahon Stadium was good the last time I was there which is probably about 12 years ago now.

We are heading to Waterton National Park on Friday after having breakfast in High River after we pick up my sister in law. National parks are free right now, so that’s a good thing. We are having breakfast at a new place I’ve recently discovered, Monki which is right across from the Calgary Farmers Market. After breakfast we’ll go to the market then head south. We’ll stop on the way back from Waterton at the Twin Butte Country General Store which has an excellent Mexican restaurant attached and we’ll also stop in Cowley Alberta at Backcountry Butchers for dinner meat.

Saturday will be a Calgary day, no definitive plans. It’s the 4th of July so we’ll celebrate America’s birthday, we’ll be BBQing hot dogs and I’m making macaroni and tuna salad. I think we’ll watch Independence Day as well.

On Sunday, we are heading to Drumheller and visiting the dinosaur museum.

Monday is Banff Alberta. We’ll take the gondola to the top of the mountain, weather permitting, possibly having lunch up there. We’ll tour around Banff for the day.

We are hitting up the Calgary Stampede on Tuesday to wrap up their visit to Alberta.

They head south Wednesday morning after breakfast.

I’m sure it’ll be a whirlwind trip and it’ll be fun. I haven’t seen them in a few years so it’ll be great to catch up.