A beautiful day of biking

Well scratch one off Caro's bucket list as last Sunday we went to Canmore to bicycle the Legacy Trail between Canmore and Banff. We left early in the morning enjoying glorious sunshine and little wind. The mountains were awe inspiring with much of the winter snow still remaining on the mountain tops and with the sunshine glittering on the snow it made for a beautiful ride. After an hour visiting in Banff we cycled back to Canmore arriving in mid afternoon with sore butts and tired legs!.

We still had some time so we decided to drive up to Lake Louise. Oops!!! Long weekends with beautiful weather lead to extreme parking problems so we couldn't stop there at all. I imagine the lake would have been magnificent!

I decided to try Johnson Canyon. We got to the canyon area only to discover many cars parked on both sides of the highway. I thought there was no hope of stopping but Caro suggested we try going into the main parking lot and maybe there would be a spot..... SCORE!!!

We hiked to the lower falls (about 1.5 km each way) and spent a few minutes enjoying the views before returning to our vehicle. What a great day we had!

Legacy bike trail

test upload from Canmore  to Banff bike trail

On the flight home

Caro was up early and went for a run on the streets of the area.

After another nice breakfast we lazed around at the beach for a short while (well actually Roger was on the beach and Caro was enjoying the ocean one more time).

We had our stuff all packed and were ready for pickup at 11:40 AM. It must have driven Caro nuts to miss the Zumba class!

As I write this we are half way between Puerto Plata and Toronto. Sitting beside me is a retired teacher. She and her husband have just finished 5 months in Dominican Republic (near Cabarete) utilizing a rented condo they found on VRBO. We picked her brain for information on staying away from Canada for that length of time (away from family, cost of living etc.) It was interesting to hear her thoughts ( and I double checked my spelling just in case she reads the blog )

Our last night at the Gran Ventana

Last night we enjoyed a buffet meal followed by enjoying the beach area at night. Very nice.

Today we spent ALL day on the beach. Caro and several beach vendors selling pedicures overwhelmed me with negative comments about my toenails (who knew slightly long, straight cut nails were not in style?). I succumbed to this negativity by paying a lady to cut my nails "the right way"-see photo below

We both feel that is time to head home. We have enjoyed the resort (the food is awesome) but there isn't enough to do close by like in Playa del Carmen or Puerto Vallarta.

The resort is very busy and everyone is really enjoying themselves. A great place!

She who must be obeyed😁

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Having troubles with cell phone camera. This is a photo from last night. 

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On the taxi ride