Back to Canada

Bozeman – Great Falls – Lethbridge – Calgary: 804km to go on this day. This time we had to start really early and we were successful! Additionally, we immediately went to a gas station in the morning. Our first stop was in Dutton, where we had lunch. It was a nice little Diner in the middle of – actually nowhere. Please see our Calgary photo album to have the same impression.

Crossing the border was pretty easy this time, they just told us to go on. But I was prepared: what’s about the green U.S. visa card, that you have to return when departing!? After asking some border officer we found out, that we can keep the U.S. visa – but we have to return the card to a border official before it expires. Good to know, nobody would have told us.

Back in Canada, we suddenly got into a traffic jam. You wouldn’t believe it, but there was a railway crossing on the highway! Finally arriving in Calgary, we looked for a nice, cheap motel to stay for one night. However, we only found one for about CAD $140 and therefore decided to use our tent once more. We spent the night in a campground east of Calgary, where we found out the difference to the KOA campgrounds. No WiFi, quite unfriendly people and a lot of additional fees. However, we were busy fighting the mosquitos and laughing about the permanent campers with their garden gnomes. We are proud to tell you, that this was the first day when we built up our tent during daylight.