July 10: We left Lake Louise about 9:45 am, to head home....straight through. Within 5 hours we were out of Canada, but before leaving here was a last view. (It kind of reminded me of KS..except we don't have canola..and it was way greener here.)
We had a few faces like this along the way...but overall he did SO good, considering it was a lengthy drive.
Here's my sleeping beauties..Ben and I took turns..when it got to the point of slapping myself in the face, I knew it was time to switch.
This was the RIDICULOUS rest area that we stopped at. If it weren't for the fact that I really had to go to the bathroom..there would've been NO WAY I would've wanted to get out! Read the middle sign...that pretty much explains it all!
We stopped in Billings, MT around 8 pm for a late supper. We didn't really contemplate stopping for the night..but the thought of having another 15 hours the next day if we would've was motivation enough for us to keep going while we were in the mode!
July 11: By the time daylight had come again, we had to rig up a "fort" for Christian to keep the bright sun out. He got short naps in throughout the night, but it was hard for him to stay asleep. We all were ready to get home to our own beds!
At one of the gas stops, we thought Christian should try out his turn at the wheel. Scary enough he knew exactly what he needed to do to start the vehicle on his own. He was booted from the driver's seat after witnessing that!
Ahhhhh....we made it home at 11:45 am. It was 25 hours of driving (26 hours including the stops). We may have been welcomed back with the 100+ degree weather, but it sure felt good to be home! It was such a fun, fulfilling trip...I am so grateful that we were able to go. Thank you to Grandpa and Grandma Hershberger for allowing us to have a good reason to make such a special trip...and for your generosity in making it more obtainable. I have many special memories and images that will be held in my "happy memory bank" forever!
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