8/7 Banff rest day

Woke up and showered -- this camp actually has showers. We waited for the occupiers of our new spot to move, dragged out camp over, and then walked to the bus stop in camp. 

Lunch was at a decent pizza place. Everywhere we've been, there's been Australians. How does this happen? Been slowly building up the courage to ask. 

We bought our own hatchet at a hardware store -- it's just going to make us more independent for fire creation. Weirdly, I had my own hatchet at home but never thought to bring it. 

Then I had to carry the hatchet up our hike of Tunnel Mountain, a legitimate summit of the Canadian Rockies. 

Banff:

I wasn't hoping to work this hard on rest day, but it was a different activity than cycling. 

We had to shop for 4 meals, given how remote the next stretch of the route is:

Breakfast, lunch, dinner, breakfast. 

Probably won't be a signal out there. 

Tonight is some "cheap" fast food and then a long night by the fire. We open tomorrow with the 3rd major climb of the tour, then a downhill stretch into our campground.