The Big Valley Jamboree

Advantages: full program of entertainment for 4 day, everything in one place
Disadvantages: price of ice, finding tent after long days drinking and partying!!

...Saskatoon, I took the Greyhound from downtown Calgary, located a little out of the way and not on the C-train route but easy to find in a taxi (and on foot as I checked out the day before just a little far from my accommodation). There was a wonderful little café that woke me up with a good espresso and fresh muffin. Faultless timing with greyhound as has always been my experience. Not too busy but as there are three a day going as far as Hanna and ...
...opt for a seat on the left for eastbound and right side for westbound so as to avoid being boiled by the sun through the window. Arrived in Hanna via Drummheller (home of the Worlds largest plastic dinosaur) more on Drummheller later. Hanna was once a thriving farming town with the regulation couple of grain elevators (sadly no longer) does have a successful machine shop and electricity generating station. Biggest claim to fame is probably the Hanna ... Read review

Advantages: clean air, amazing scenery, real wild wildlife, music, the people
Disadvantages: it's a long way from home

...move into the Canadian heartlands and visit one of the largest annual Country music festivals in the world The Big Valley Jamboree. However, I shall go into more details of further Alberta adventures in my next review WATCH THIS SPACE.... Read review

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