Day 9 cont: Late Night Eats in Canmore

Sorry for the delay again. Went on vacation and got lazy and then well you know how it is. I promised to tell you about Salmon Arm, so here it is.

We'd had another late night in Canmore, as you might remember. After we'd put everything away (this task was lightened by the fact that we didn't even bother taking our merchandise out of the van) Josh went to bed and Shane, Shawn and I were once again, starving at 3 in the morning. Canmore, however was less equipped to serve us food at 3 in the morning. According to Derek the soundman our only option was the gas station, and i was not looking forward to a bag of chips or one of those vacuum packed sandwiches. While on the road i find i get sick of mainly two things. One is bars, you've been paid with enough beer and shots that on your off days you just want some tea and maybe a hot tub. The second thing, is crappy fast food or junk food from gas stations. We were lucky enough on this tour to have a few stops where our hosts provided us with delicious and healthy home cooked meals (thank you's to: Lynch family, Saab family, Fischer family, and Marshall family). On this occasion we found out that there was also a Tim Horton's nearby, which filled our hearts with elation.

I don't know why this always happens, but i was once again the sober one, and, therefore, had to drive. On route to the 7-11 my two drunken companions are both convinced that they know where we are supposed to be going. I have a pretty good idea of how to get around Canmore because my family owns a house there, but they insisted that we had to go this way, and then, no, the other way, and then, no we were right the first time. We ended up driving down the main strip about 3 or 4 times, both of them telling me where to go and then getting mad at me when we ended up at the wrong place. I finally, quite angry at this point, told them to shut up and let me try and find the Tim Hortons. You will most likely see all of this on our forth coming video podcast series, incriminating them of debauchery and poor navigational skills. At the point in which i make a U-Turn at a red light, please understand that it was almost 4 in the morning at this point, and our film maker Mr. Corey Fischer probably played with the color in the video to make it look red. It was actually green.

After nearly throwing Shane out of the van, with his camcorder, we finally arrive for some delicious soup and sandwiches. After we have been fed we completely forget about the tension that had just arisen, and go back to being the fun loving band that we are.

Dom