Our first stop this morning is Heritage Park Village. We had a nice time touring the village. Norman really enjoyed Gasoline Alley, which is an old barn full of old style gas pumps and a few old cars. I especially liked the gas pumps topped with glass eagles.
A story I have to share: Norman met the retired engineer from the Canadian National Railroad, who was running the local steam train. They had fun exchanging old railroad stories as old "rails" like to do. Later in the day Norman had to go to the bathroom. He decided the closest one was in the depot. As he approached the tracks the engineer began blowing the whistle, then the wig-wag lights began flashing and the bells started ringing. Norman kept going; he had a mission! As he crossed the tracks the gates came down, whacking him on the head and knocking his hat off.
Later in the day we went to the Royal Canadian Mounties musical revue. There were about 100 matching thoroughbred horses in the show. They did a performance similar to a marching band to live music. It was really great! And, we forgot our camera tonight. This is a photo of the RCMP in the parade. The horses were magnificent.
Next, off to the Stampede Grounds for the chuckwagon races and the "Light Up the Night" show...The races were great fun. Four horses pulling a chuckwagon, four outriders with each wagon, three outriders had to load a barrel and tent poles into the wagon, then the fourth made sure the wagon went around a barrel before entering the race track. The chuckwagon AND the four outriders had to all cross the finish line within about 150 feet of each other to place. They were pretty wild races...The show was stupendous!!! Singing and dancing by the Calgary Stampede singers and dancers, music by the Calgary Stampede Show Band, drummers and dancers from the Seven Indian Nations in the area, a hilarious bagpiper/comedian (first time I heard AC/DC played on bagpipes) and many more acts all acccompanied by fireworks...Then the big show ended with more fireworks than Norman and I have ever seen "for real". The ending was so loud we couldn't hear the singing. I LOVED IT! Made up for missing our Fourth of July.
A long day...the show didn't end until around midnight, and it was about 1am by the time we got back to the campground.
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ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! God forbid we all lose our memory that drastically in those vital moments...I guess knocking off his hat was better than peeing in his pants! LOLOLOL!!!! Maybe he didn't hear all the commotion? Maybe he REALLY needs to get those hearing aids to save his life!!! LOL!
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