We continued to enjoy our day of sunshine with a visit to the town of Banff. It clearly seemed like a tourist town but a very nice one. We found an abundance of restaurants, shops, and outdoor type stores. We wandered around town and had dinner and just enjoyed the town and the sun.

You can see the main street in the first photo. Banff is surrounded by tall mountains, mostly with peaks in the 9,000 to 10,000 feet range.

We had dinner (2nd photo) at the “Elk and Oarsman” restaurant. We ate on the top floor, in the sun, with beautiful views in all directions. The third photo is our “starters” plate at the restaurant. It was served on a piece of slate and included venison salami, bison meat, crackers, cheeses, and fruit – all very delicious.

After leaving the restaurant, Andrew and I got separated from the girls. I quickly developed a plan to find them but then Andrew said, “Follow me dad, I’ll find them”. As a parent, you have to give kids a little room to show what they can do. I kept quiet and followed Andrew. In less than two minutes, we found the girls, as you can see in the last photo. What can I say, “the fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree”.