I can’t believe Bob and I have only been here a little more than a week, as it already feels like home! The condo is great — awesome, central location with great views. Bob was always the high-rise guy, but I’m beginning to get persuaded – especially when you live over a market, wine store, and coffee shop. We also are caring for some great cats. Squeak, is female, inky black, and actually squeaks rather than meows. She is her own individual, and you definitely play by her rules. She takes medicine every other day which was a bit of an effort the first couple of times, but we have managed as she is beginning to accept us. Purrcy is a ginger-colored male. He is more outwardly affectionate and likes his tummy rubs.
This week was interesting in terms of weather and health. Wednesday was pretty chilly and threatened rain all day, so we took advantage of the iffy weather to explore Calgary’s extensive indoor skywalk system, called +15. This walkway links a number of buildings across the downtown area allowing the public to walk for miles regardless of the weather. We saw a number of workers logging some miles over their lunch break.
Bob started feeling a bit under the weather earlier in the week but really felt bad Wednesday evening and all- day Thursday. So, I left him to rest on Thursday and headed out to capture some good views of Calgary from atop Nose Hill and the check out some of the University of Calgary. It was quite an adventure. It was close to a 5 mile walk to Nose Hill, but the real effort was trying to find how to get into the park (via the parking lot of the Calgary Winter Club). I thought the views were worth the effort.
After Nose Hill, I attempted to find the UnIversity of Calgary with a fairly user-unfriendly (unless you already know the area) map. I was most interested in finding the Olympic Oval (speed skating rink) from the Calgary Olympic Games. After way too much meandering on my own, I found the rink after asking directions from 3 different people. After all that, I caught the rail line back into town, so Bob and I could take advantage of the free museum night at the Glenbow Museum where we got to see Canadian Art, Asian Art, and exhibits on important Canadiens.
Bob was feeling better by Friday (even after watching most of the 1,000th GOP debate this time featuring an unnecessary back and forth about hand size, etc), so after a good breakfast at a local deli suggested by homeowners we explored the 17th Ave entertainment district, the historic Loughheed House, and bought tickets for Monday night’s Calgary a Flames game.
Saturday I logged a 22 mile run along the Elbow and Bow River Trails in preparation for a marathon in a little over a month in Manchester.
Peckish Travels 