Sunday, June 12, 2016

JASPER NP – CAMPGROUND


June 3, 2016   Friday




Today we planned to take it easy and rest up for driving for tomorrow.  First, a trip into town to find WI-FI, which turned out to be lunch at  a pub while catching up on e-mail and facebook. 
Earlier in the morning, at the campground, we met this nice couple from Denmark, Egon & Inger staying in a campsite around the corner.  After talking for several minutes, we all had to be on our way, so we mentioned that we would probably see them that evening.  Ed and I went into Jasper to find WI-FI and also took a drive to a nearby lake. 
When we returned to the campground, a nice afternoon of reading and napping seemed in order.  I decided to make a small dessert to offer to our new friends.  After supper, we packed up the dessert and went to greet them, but when we got to their campsite, someone else was there!  No sign of Egon & Inger or their rig.   Here we are, ready for a party and nowhere to go!  So, we decided to take a walk around the campground.  We came upon another couple just having their dinner,  we introduced ourselves and offered to share the dessert.  Larry and Sue were from Nova Scotia, traveling across Canada and visiting relatives.  We had a delightful time trading stories, about where we’ve been and where we’re going. 

As Ed and I walked back to our site, who do we run into but Egon!  They had to move to a different site, because theirs had been reserved for this night.  Since there was dessert left, we shared the rest with them and spent another couple hours trading more stories.  We are still laughing about how this all turned out.  That’s why we like camping, you don’t meet people like that in a motel.  

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