08.18.14
Today was our very last day. We were flying out at midnight from Calgary. It hadn't quite sunk in that we were leaving Canada yet. But even on our last day, we were ready to fill it with hikes to more lakes and waterfalls. And possibly animals. Even more specifically, bears. But instead of going to a bear-infested place, we went to a people-infested place. It was a canyon. There were tons of people climbing around on the canyon floor in, what I assumed to be, a freezing cold stream. We walked around the rim of the canyon, before I finally gave in and begged my mom to let me go in. So I did.
Taking off my shoes, I dove into the water. Well, not literally, because there was rock under. But I plunged my foot into the icy water, and found that it wasn't too cold. If I didn't leave my foot in too long. Jasmine was down already, so I told her to follow me to the bridge, which was a long way into the canyon. We made our way through the canyon, sometimes stepping on rocks and sometimes in the water. I found it easier just to go directly through the water, but Jasmine liked dry rocks better. She did not have good balance in the water, which was weird, because I was supposed to be the one with bad balance. We went completely fine for a while, until it all went downhill. Literally.
We were crossing the canyon because the other side had flatter rocks, and it looked safer. But to do that, we had to walk through the water. I was doing just great, leading Jasmine, when suddenly she grabbed my shoulder. I wobbled a bit, and then scolded her for doing that. And then she slipped. I felt her falling, and her hand sliding down, and I saw the ground getting nearer to my face. Luckily, I found something to grab on to just in the nick of time, and saved myself. Jasmine, hands waving around wildly, did not, and she got soaked. She sat for a half-minute on the ground laughing, before she pulled herself back up. Well, she was wet now. It actually was kind of funny. Kind of really funny.
We continued on for a bit before my mom made us turn back because we had a dinner to go to. Jasmine asked for her flip-flops to be thrown down to her, while I headed back barefoot. When I was about 5 meters away, I turned around to see Jasmine even more wet than before, on the wrong side of the canyon. Apparently she had slipped and fell again. Oops. But finally, we made it. And got into the car. We were a little behind schedule, but I laughed and said "we would be fashionably late", which was okay.
The dinner was really boring. The food was good, but all group dinners are boring. The usual: adults talk about random things, and kids sit being bored. Then, after it's over, the kids get up and play tag, while some kids steal their parents' phones. Luckily, I had my own phone, so I didn't have to steal anyone. I just played Flow while waiting for it to be over. When it was finally over, we headed to the airport. It was too soon. I had even just discovered that the Calgary radio stations were similar to the US ones, and I wasn't ready to leave at all. Our airplane was at midnight, and when we finally got through security and everything, it was time to go. It was sad.
One last thing... Air Canada has free movies! I spent my whole flight watching movies instead of sleeping, which is what I should have been doing, but oh well.
 |
| Red Rock Canyon |
We were crossing the canyon because the other side had flatter rocks, and it looked safer. But to do that, we had to walk through the water. I was doing just great, leading Jasmine, when suddenly she grabbed my shoulder. I wobbled a bit, and then scolded her for doing that. And then she slipped. I felt her falling, and her hand sliding down, and I saw the ground getting nearer to my face. Luckily, I found something to grab on to just in the nick of time, and saved myself. Jasmine, hands waving around wildly, did not, and she got soaked. She sat for a half-minute on the ground laughing, before she pulled herself back up. Well, she was wet now. It actually was kind of funny. Kind of really funny.
 |
| Jasmine after falling |
We continued on for a bit before my mom made us turn back because we had a dinner to go to. Jasmine asked for her flip-flops to be thrown down to her, while I headed back barefoot. When I was about 5 meters away, I turned around to see Jasmine even more wet than before, on the wrong side of the canyon. Apparently she had slipped and fell again. Oops. But finally, we made it. And got into the car. We were a little behind schedule, but I laughed and said "we would be fashionably late", which was okay.
The dinner was really boring. The food was good, but all group dinners are boring. The usual: adults talk about random things, and kids sit being bored. Then, after it's over, the kids get up and play tag, while some kids steal their parents' phones. Luckily, I had my own phone, so I didn't have to steal anyone. I just played Flow while waiting for it to be over. When it was finally over, we headed to the airport. It was too soon. I had even just discovered that the Calgary radio stations were similar to the US ones, and I wasn't ready to leave at all. Our airplane was at midnight, and when we finally got through security and everything, it was time to go. It was sad.
One last thing... Air Canada has free movies! I spent my whole flight watching movies instead of sleeping, which is what I should have been doing, but oh well.
No comments:
Post a Comment