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MEMBER’S ARTICLE<br />
Hi all,<br />
After last year’s disappointment due to Carole's health problems, the 17th May was eagerly awaited.<br />
10:15am came and as we went through all the last minute checks, everything unplugged, pump off etc.<br />
Alan arrived in his shinny red taxi. I phoned the gate and let him into the garage, we took the lift down<br />
and there he was waiting boot open, which soon swallowed up our cases.<br />
We had a good run to the airport the conversation about catching up on various out of touch old friends.<br />
After a restful sojourn in the airport lounge, with breakfast and a couple of very pleasant G & Ts, our<br />
flight was ready to board on time to LHR. At Heathrow we had a few hours to kill in the BA lounge with<br />
some more G & Ts and a light snack, spent watching the activity on the runway from our vantage point,<br />
amused by the different in size of the relatively small looking Aerlingus planes and the giant Boeings<br />
and airbus A350, and 380s.<br />
Our flight to Calgary took off on time with the usual glass of bubbly and an excellent meal en route. I<br />
watched a rather amusing Johnny English film, while Carole watched a documentary about Bowie.<br />
On arrival, on time, in Calgary we were welcomed by the staff and ladies in cowboy hats who gave us<br />
directions to the Marriot In terminal hotel, about two minutes walk from the baggage claim. The room<br />
had floor to ceiling windows overlooking the apron, planes literally below the window. It was very well<br />
insulated as we heard little noise from the planes taking off and landing. The Marriot would be strongly<br />
recommended for the welcome, service, comfort (super king bed) and it's convenience.<br />
We transferred to a Brewster coach, again about five minutes walk from the hotel, for a rather boring<br />
drive to Banff, until we were a few miles away and it became stunning mountain scenery. The driver<br />
dropped us off at the door to the Moose Hotel, we checked in to our on bed apartment, more than a<br />
room, we expected just a room. It even has a realistic gas log fire, which is very inviting in the low<br />
temperature today, tomorrow it's Lake Louise. BFN,<br />
John and Carole Murray<br />
If you think swimming with dolphins<br />
is expensive, try swimming with<br />
sharks…<br />
Cost me an arm and a leg!<br />
When your Nan is both an avid knitter<br />
and an Elvis fan<br />
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