Posted in music, tagged #1 Dads, Alberta, Australia, Banff, Banff Music, Beruit, Brisbane, IndieShuffle, Midlake, Queensland, Vancouver Sleep Clinic on December 4, 2014| Leave a Comment »
What is up with Australian bands from Brisbane naming their projects after Canadian towns? First there’s Vancouver Sleep Clinic and now we have Banff. Banff is the brand of BrisVegas musician Benjamin Forbes. IndieShuffle says he sounds like Beruit, Midlake, or #1 Dads.
The music chill. Pretty. Kinda like Banff, Alberta.
Go with yourself.
Posted in life or something like it, tagged Acres of Lions, Alberta, Banff, Calgary, Center of Gravity Festival, Edmonton, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island on June 30, 2010| 6 Comments »
Summer time and in our little family that means road trip time!
Coral and I have done a few and this summer is no exception.
We haven’t hammered out all the details and founds beds to sleep in every night but so far the plan has us cutting through the hills and mountains on a mighty trek around lakes and beyond the horizon to scenic Alberta. We are thinking of starting in Banff. Coral hasn’t been there since she was a kid and the last time I can remember being the birthplace of the National Park is when Bob, Paul and I cut through there on our Cross-Canada Adventure in 1998.
I think we might also check out Calgary before pushing North to Edmonton. The largest northern city (outside of Santa’s workshop) in North America.
And since used cars cost less there, I am sure we’ll at least pass into Wetaskwin. We’ll see. I think I’ll need to do the West Edmonton Waterpark and we’re thinking of bringing our bikes… so a river bike ride?
Then we’ll swing back into friendly territory after sacking Edmonton (BC Total WAR!) and head to Kelowna. If it times out right, we’ll be there for the long weekend and might get a chance to see Acres of Lions who will be there too! They are playing the Center of Gravity Festival and it would be so cool to hook up with my man Tyson in his old hometown and see his band.
Plus! some desert bike riding will be in order and we might actually check out one of these wineries that everyone speaks of. hmm? Maybe. For sure, the Kelowna Waterpark will be on the itinerary.
The adventure ends on Vancouver Island where we’ll be joining my folks camping somewhere beyond civilization (like basically anywhere north of Nanaimo).
Can’t wait! We just got to track down a bike rack. Do you have one we could borrow?
Go with yourself.
The Morning After 