After our light breakfast on September the 23rd, we set out to Banff.
The hotels at Banff on a Saturday is super expensive, but hey we are here already, so we bit the bullet and made the reservation at the Banff Park Lodge Resort on Lynx Street. Our planning involved more than just the booking at Banff. We also needed to figure out how to get to Lake Louis, and whether there are enough charging stations to Jasper.
We charged up our vehicle to 93% before we set out on our journey. We made an ice cream stop at Mackay’s Ice Cream in Cochrane. We purchased a couple of flavours to go, and also got a cup for immediate tasting. The ice cream was delicious but we still prefer the Kawartha Ice Cream brand at home.
We stopped at Canmore to charge our car again to around 95% and debated whether we should eat lunch there or just head to Banff. We decided on the latter because there was an Una Pizza in Banff that we wanted to check out. Ferraro’s pizza was better because of the fresh dough.
For dinner we visited The Bistro Restaurant on Bear Street. The food was “okay”. The Nash was better in Calgary.
All in all I think it will be a long time before I visit Banff again. It was simply too touristy for me.
As it turned out we could have skipped Canmore and not charge at all, because there is a destination charger at the hotel which we topped up to around 95% again. Tomorrow morning at 6am we will be ready to head to Lake Louis and then straight to Jasper without further charging. Fingers cross and hope we have enough charge with all the hilly terrain.
Carol’s video for the day:
Looks like the Tesla and other charging stations are making these trips practical.