I had a blissful nights sleep due to the rocking of the train and woke to the most spectacular mountain views imaginable. High mountain peaks, laden with snow and “snow ghosts’ everywhere (trees so covered in snow they look like white ghosts). Breakfast was a feast with preserves, orange juice, tea and coffee on offer and three menu options to choose from, and there was a load of food too. The Canadian portion sizes are similar to the USA I’m quickly realizing.
I spent my morning looking at the stunning scenery from the luxury of the dome car or the private comfort of my room. We had to stop a number of times along the way for the express trains with cargo which have right of way, which allowed us time to take photos without the movement of the train. At around 11am we stopped at a little town called Clearwater which has a general store and not much else but we all enjoyed hopping out into snow for the first time and had a few snowball fights for good measure -how old are we again?? We even got our conductor in on the act!
Oh dear, it’s 1.30pm and we have been advised to get ready to disembark - who would have thought I wouldn’t want to hop off a train. This journey has been like travelling through a fairytale – the cabin, the staff, the train, the scenery, the wildlife – WOW, WOW, WOW. I had no idea how stunning Canada was – this is like my dreams on steroids!
We roll into Jasper and disembark, where my next adventure begins…