Mark and Nicola: Day 5

After yesterday's adventure with the memory card we decided to head back to Lake Louise this morning and see if we could replace any of our pictures. Unfortunately the weather wasn't so nice so the pictures weren't so great, however it got sunnier as the day progressed. We headed toward Banff to meet up with Nicola's friend Mary who works at the Fairmont - Banff Springs. On our way Nicola and I both decided that our unshowered, hippy stench was getting to be too much to handle, so we made a detour to Radium Hot Springs (back in BC) for a nice dip and a desperately needed shower. After that we made it to Banff where we rode up the gondola for some awesome views of the Rockies. Heading back into town we got a tour of Banff and a personal tour on golf carts of the Banff Springs golf course (fancy shmancy - $200 a round). It was a great day and we saw a lot of incredible things, including some neat wildlife. There were Elk all over the golf course, they just hang out there and don't seem to be alarmed at all the golf balls flying right at them.