Our Mascots

My apologies for the delay in updating the blog. We were without any electronic services for almost 2 full days. We rode into Jasper yesterday afternoon. I started to do an update yesterday and almost immediately had computer problems, so I lost all interest in anything electronic and just decided to enjoy the rest of the day. Anyway, everyone's doing well and I'll have a series of updates coming as the day progresses.

Xena and Phantom seem to take quite well to the great outdoors. This is about their normal state of agitation. Actually, laying down completely is their normal state. "What kind of dog is that?" is a pretty common question for us. They are Bouviers, which doesn't help much unless you're a dog lover.

We were stopped at the Last Spike rest stop a few days ago, the site of the completion of the trans-Canada railway. A busload of Japanese tourists showed up and a little girl saw Agnes walking the dogs. She thought they were baby bears! So of course she had to have her picture taken with them.

Phantom is 12, has arthritis and doesn't run around a whole lot. He will however eat anything that Terry tosses his way. Including peanut butter, which is quite fun to watch. Xena is 8, and has the occasional burst of energy. At the Pincher Creek campground she decided to run laps. Two full laps around our campsite at full speed. Then she was done. Having gotten that out of her system, she went back and laid down.