Jasper

Hi guys,
when we entered the gate of Jasper National Parc it was raining cats and dogs. The nice mountain scenery we had heard of before was totally invisible. We had to pay much money and began to doubt if it would be worth it. After five days now I can say absolutely certain: Yes it was! Here are the cues: A guide taught us about the importance of fire in the woods for plants and animals. We saw a black bear. We tasted the first snow flakes on the Whistler Mountain. We had much fun on a mountain bike tour and did white water rafting on the Fraser River. But the best thing was our stay at a B&B (Bed and Breakfast).
The weekend we had chosen for our stay was right before Labor Day and the National Parc of Jasper celebrated a Wilderness Festival. So it was very busy and crowded in town. We tried to find a motel a few days before and were successful for all of the days except Saturday. On this very day Sabine had a kind of superstitious feeling that the B&B we had already reserved for the next days might still have a room left for us. I was shortly before to starting an argument with her but of course I would let her go and ask. And, what a surprise, she was right!
When I returned home on Saturday from our first guided tour I found a note on the porch addressed to us. I picked it up and ran directly into Dan, the landlord, who told me that something terrible had happened. I immediately thought of our family at home and was relieved in the next second when he said that his wife Lori had made a mistake and our room was booked twice for the next two days. He proposed that we could move down to them and stay with the family. So we did. It is, how can I say: odd, interesting, funny, fateful, that a mishap sometimes becomes a real fortune. The whole family was so wonderful. The two boys reminded us on Joshua and Jona, two kids of friends of us. We shared so many hilarious moments and felt very comfortable. I hope we will meet each other again in the near future.
Tonight we are staying in Vegreville in a Motel and can save some money. We actually do not have to pay for anything here, no joke! But this is another story to be told, maybe in the next post or at home.