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Day 19 5/20/18

We decided to forego Calgary and head out to Drumheller.  Sue found this place which is about an hour and a halfs drive from our campground.  Seems it is a world  class dinosaur museum adjacent to where some of the bones were found.  The crowds were enormous.  Huge parking lots filled with cars while others were circling like vultures looking for another carcass.  Traveling with Gracie does put a crimp in some of the attractions we visit.  So, Gracie and I spent the afternoon napping in the car while Sue had the time of her life amongst all the exhibits.  Unfortunately it is still Victoria Day so the museum was filled with young parents and screaming children.  Just what I would need.  No thanks.  In any event, Sue had a great time wandering all through the museum.  Set in the rugged Alberta badlands, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology.   (British spelling.)  Displays one of the worlds largest collection of dinosaurs.

Afterwards we stopped for an award winning lunch at Subway in Drumheller.  It was Sunday, Gracie was with us and the entire town was closed.  There aren't a large number of gourmet specials at Subway but at least it's fresh.  I did manage to take a photo of the city center with this special monument.


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