We were lucky enough to get a call from RCI that an opening in this busy season of summer had come available in Banff, Alberta.

It happened that our family and grandchildren were destined for Pacific Shores Resort & Spa the same week on their annual vacation, and to return to the island resort during school holidays.

Banff is a good day's drive and close to friends in Calgary, so we headed off early, with our favourite stops along the way for breakfast & lunch breaks.

Arriving late afternoon, we settled in with room service, cool refreshment, and an early shutdown to get a fresh start next day.

Banff is an easy walkable town to see and shop, so we 'did our duties' through the tourist traps, and did the shopping we needed for the room before heading for the touring and scenic spots.

We found the cable-cars were quite crowded that afternoon, so we drove to other less busy spots, planned the Sulphur mountain climb for early the next day, opting for a walk along Bow river to the Falls, and later look at the hoodoos.

The Falls was where the river rafts were launching below from, which we did not do, but looked easy as there were young children on board.