Calgary to Canmore

Yesterday we left Calgary and travelled to Canmore, the second stop on our tour. On the way we stopped off at the Olympic Park, home to the ski jumps upon which Eddie the Eagle competed in 1988, and the track that saw the debut of the Jamaican Bobsleigh team. We spent some time in the museum, including trying out the skiing and ice hockey simulators, then went to the top of the 120m high ski jump. We then visited the training bobsleigh run, which is being used by Canadian athletes in preparation for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. We then visited town of Banff, nestled at the foot of the Rockies. We checked in to our new hotel, and spent some time in the pool, complete with three-storey waterslide.

Henry Brown and Sam Mount try out a bobsleigh.

The teachers sample the feeling of Olympic victory.

1st: Rory Lyddon, 2nd: James Worsdall, 3rd: Charlie Robertson.

The imposing view of the Rockies from Banff.