For the July long weekend we headed to Edmonton in Alberta. An 8 hour drive from Tumbler Ridge via Grand Praire. An easy drive once we put the Rockies behind us and dead flat divided road all the way from GP. An uneventful drive, stopping at Rochfort Bridge, an incredible wooden railway bridge. Edmonton was larger than we anticipated and we enjoyed some excellent restaurants. It rained on Sunday but it did not spoil the day. We visited Telus World of Science in the morning. After lunch we visited the West Edmonton Mall -once the largest mall in the world complete with theatres, wave pool, bungee jump, ice rink, aquarium and indoor theme park plus endless shops and eateries. In the evening we enjoyed a live show (Sylvia) at the Mayfield Dinner theatre.

Sunday was also Canada Day and after the show and once it got dark (11:00pm) we enjoyed a full moon and a massive fireworks display on the North Saskatchewan River. We will definitely schedule another visit to Edmonton as there is much more to see and do in this area.