Go Forth AND ENJOY!!!

       Okay....get ready to Oooo and Ahhhhh! The header photo is Two Jack Lake. It's one of the lakes just below Banff in the Canadian Rocky Mountains area. Vicki and her husband, from the blog 2 Bags Full, recently went on an extended vacation to the Canadian Rockies...and brought back lots of pictures!! This is a photo from the 4th blog post about the trip.
     If you want to see some real beauty from this part of the world you just have to see all 4 full blog posts, with tons of gorgeous photos, and explanations as if Vicki is a tour guide. :-) And she's a pretty good tour guide too!
      The first installment had them in Calgary, home of the 1988 Winter Olympics. In this photo Vicki was trying not to look scared. This is a view from the top of the Calgary Tower. 

             Wow, right?!!!!...And Whoa too! :-))
      In the 3rd post Vicki shared some history and some beautiful photos of the Lake Louise area. Her and her hubby stayed at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise. 

         What a gorgeous Hotel!...Look at the pretty rounded windows.

        This is a view from inside the lobby area, which is now a beautiful restaurant.

          Vicki and her husband sat in this spot for lunch, with this breath-taking view of Lake Victoria and the glacier in the background.

       And in the 4th, and last...for now (because the last post of the trip is still to come!)...there's some truly awesome photos and an adventure to 'Quitter's Rock'! Here's a little taste...

        Oh Yeah! There's animals too!!! :-) You just have to see for yourself!...Part One is HERE...Part Two (Banff) is HERE...Part Three (Lake Louise) is HERE...and Part Four (Quitter's Rock) is HERE.
     I'm going forth and enjoying some more tennis, and getting ready for my 'Date Night'. Who knows where we'll 'go' tonight!! :-)  You?! What are you doing?!...For now...Go forth and enjoy the Canadian Rockies....or whatever you're doing today! LOL


Regret-lessTravel

Do I regret the lack of travel,
staying home and going nowhere?
To do so would be depressing.
So I don't! I don't even care!

I've had my days and weeks of 'going'.
And if the hips get better, who knows!
In the future I could wander off
and travel where the trade wind blows.

I've traveled a lot in my life.
Enough to now have no regrets.
It was easy for just the two of us,
with good health, no kids, no pets.

We've seen sunny skies and rainbows.
Oh! The waterfalls and sculptures we've viewed!
We've danced our way through places,
and cooked and tasted all their food.

We've seen shows and met all kinds of people,
in our car, on a plane, and a bus.
So if we never go one more place
It'll be totally alright with us!

       {On a sad note, I just wanted to mention to those of you who follow my blog list, that one of our fellow bloggers died recently. :-( Char, of the blog "Ramblins...".  I found this obituary about her:

Charlane Killough Griffith (1958 - 2011)

Charlane Killough Griffith of Montgomery, Alabama, and previously of Birmingham, Alabama, passed away unexpectedly and went to rest with her mother and father on Monday, June 6, 2011 at the age of 53. She was proceeded in death by her father, Charles E. Killough, and her mother, Marian E. Killough.

Ms. Griffith is survived by:

Her brother Peter K. Killough;
Her brother Jon D. Killough and wife Heather;
Her sister Jean-Marie K. Mapp;
Her nephews Patrick E. Mapp and Jacob R. Mapp;
Her nieces GeorgeAnn E. Killough and Mary Ellis J. Killough.

Charlane was a graduate of the University of Alabama-Birmingham and worked as a Project Manager with the Alabama Medicaid Agency.

      Death truly is, as the Bible says, the 'Enemy'.