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Today was a sightseeing day around jasper and our cabins. I decided today that since we hadn't seen much wildlife and the kids spent most of their driving time on iPads I put prizes on offer - lollipop for a chipmunk or squirrel etc, chocolate or ice cream for a moose, elk etc, and a stuffed toy bear for a bear. So far Elodie has won a lollipop and a chocolate but no one has seen a bear.
We started at maligne canyon which was about an hour long walk to see this deep but narrow canyon. As part of the walk there are bridges that go over the top of parts of it and we did bridges 1-4. We finished it at the cafe and gift store looking for souvenirs. Elodie bought two necklaces one with a bear footprint and one with a maple leaf. I bought coffee!!
We decides to do the drives out to Maligne lake which is the largest body of water in canada. This was one of the most beautiful backdrops I've seen so far the lake was bright blue and surrounded by forest and mountains. Another visit to a gift shop and we headed off.
Next was hot springs and fir this we had to go back to our cabins and head along the road they are on. This was an uphill treck and I noticed the temp drop as we drove. By the time we reached the springs it was covered in snow (still from 2 nights ago) really deep. The two big girls went crazy, just loving it. The hot springs are a series of pools fed from a natural spring which is 50 degrees and they cool it down for the pool. The main pool was at 39, another at 41, then two smaller ones at 5 and 16. Wade spent a while in the hot one and felt quite dizzy when her got out. We didn't last long as we were too hot in there which is incredible as there was snow around the pool everywhere. The girls got a bit if an eye opener in the change rooms where the european women were not so discrete about showering.
We headed back to the cabins and dinner where elz and wade settled in for another big plate of ribs. Poor Isla was trying so hard to keep being good and earn back her princess makeover that she overdid it and vomited in wades hand and her bowl of chips.
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