Good travel day!

Decided to lollygag at Milk River today, we did not want to arrive at our destination campground, Whispering Spruce, by Balzac, just north of Calgary, too early as it is not pretty, not very clean, not much gravel or grass, just not a very appealing place to be, we stop there because we can visit with our granddaughter, it is open, is on our route and have no other choice. Under Eight Flags has grass, is along side the Milk River, is clean, reasonable price and even though it is under construction (adding cable and Wi-Fi) to some sites it is much better than Whispering Spruce. I called our granddaughter and unfortunately we will not be able to meet, she will be working and cannot change her shift, but she assures us that she will visit this summer for sure! Woody heads out to fuel up the truck and pick up some bread at the bakery in Milk River, our daughter Tracy said they have yummy bread. I had everything ready to go inside when Woody returned so we grabbed a bit to eat, packed up our unit and headed out. The sun was shinning, not much wind, good travel day until we got closer to Calgary, rain showers, gusty winds and foreboding clouds hanging over Calgary. As we are driving through Calgary Woody asked if I would be okay with heading straight home instead of stopping, he did not want to stop at Whispering Spruce, it would be muddy for sure, last year we had to put the truck in 4 x4 to get our unit out of the campground (it had big soggy mud holes) I said sure, I was ready to just head home also. We stopped to fuel up the truck, walk dogs, and stretch our legs at a service station along the highway near Crossfield. The drive was good, and the best thing is we drove into sunshine, leaving the rain behind, it was cool though with a cold wind when we arrived home (Imrie Park) just after 9:00 pm. I called Michelle and Chris as we drove by the road to their acreage to let them know we were almost home. By the time we parked the rig and set up it was 10:00 pm, longest travel day we have had since 2006 but worth it, we were both happy to be home and settled! Interesting fact the trees and grass are actually further ahead in the greening process than down south, usually southern Alberta is ahead of this area, it is so nice to see! We settled down with an adult beverage, late travel sure cuts into Happy Hour! LOL. We decided that when we leave in the fall, we will drive straight through to Milk River, it is doable!