Road trip

Hello everybody
I had my first go at driving yesterday in a new chrysler. Me and Jen hired a car and drove to Hinton, which is about an hour away. It is weird sitting on the left side of the car and driving on the wrong side of the road but with someone there to remind you its not too bad. We saw a herd of elk feeding in a paddock beside the highway- the views of the lakes and mountains on the drive were awesome. We went to Hinton because Jasper is only a small village and has mostly tourist shops. I bought an el-cheapo DVD player for $48 so we can get movies every now and then.I will sell it again when we leave. WE also loaded up on groceries and Jen bought some house stuff. In Hinton we went to a few big-chain shops like "The Brick" , Wal-mart and Tim-Hortons fast food restaurant. The drive to Hinton was really good but on the way back it was blowing a gail. Car was swaying all over the road and I had to really hold it. It must have been the mountain winds sweeping through the valley where we were driving. Its a good confidence builder anyway for future expeditions.
Today it is raining and it is El's friday(even though its wednesday). It is my sunday. Pretty miserable today you might say.
Otherwise the mountains are still as pretty as always and the footpaths are still slippery. I'm back to answering phones tomorrow.
Hope all is good where you are.
Geoff and El