We knew that our vacation was real when we purchased four airline tickets to fly to Calgary from Halifax, Nova Scotia early in the year. Our summers usually involve travel, but this summer proved to be the ultimate vacation. Our daughters, Chelsea (16 years) and Emily (13 years), were primed with anticipation to fly across Canada. Before leaving, final preparations needed to be pinned down concerning our accommodations. I thought that I could find bed and breakfast accommodations quite easily within our budget by using the Internet. That did not happen until I stumbled upon a website that provided a survey which allowed me to indicate the type and price range for accommodations in the area we were traveling. I received a response the next day through email and then a phone call from Canada West Accommodations. Ellison spent a good hour while I talked her through our proposed itinerary. She was very helpful and gave me instant reassurance that she could provide our family with the accommodation requests that we were hoping to afford. She also provided valuable guidance of spots to check out that we were not aware of from doing our research. Patience and interest of our travels were true characteristics that Ellison portrayed and she produced! It was a great relief to have that part of our vacation secured.

I will try to give you a thumbnail sketch of what turned out to be our family's dream vacation. We spent three weeks, starting the 2nd of July, doing the following...

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