This is how we spend our weekend days with the kids here in Calgary. Just a short drive to our local beach. Coming from Ontario we have had to make some adjustments. Gone are the days of beach life at Wasaga beach. The hot humid summer....the sand sticking to you and it is just SOOOOOOO hot.
The water in August and September here can be VERY cold. But Heh....if it is a hot day what better way to cool off. The view is a little better.....some mountains to look at over the lake.....big adjustment. There is not alot of sand. But I don't think many people know about this spot....so we don't have to share much space.
The number one rule of going to Johnson lake......the kids play in the sand....try and get into the water......if they do, they get very cold quick. If they get very very cold....you pack them up....head for the Banff hot springs....(temp usually 40 celcius)....and get warm. After we are all showered up and clean we head for dinner in Banff and fight all the tourists for a spot on the Crown and Rose patio. Spectacular view there. We share a really LARGE platter of nachos and usually by the time we are back in the car headed home the kids are fast asleep. I was warned of the traffic on the way into Calgary on a Sunday. Hey it's like driving through Kitchener Waterloo expressway at 11am during the week!!!!!! Who could ask for a better day.
How do I explain our "Life in the West" any better than this.
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