Welcome to Banff!

10:34pm, Banff AB

So, here I am. The flight was uneventful. Actually, that’s not true. On the Montreal-Toronto flight, I got to see a new Doctor Who episode—missed the last ten minutes though. On Toronto-Calgary saw The Sentinel—secret service agent is having an affair with the First Lady. Also, I managed to bring liquid on board. So much for security. They let me bring an empty water bottle through, and then I filled it at the water fountain before I got on. I was well-hydrated for my arrival at altitude.

Met a nice French woman—Sandrine—from Toronto, who is camping here for a few days. She works for Sanofi-Pasteur, which is, though after several changes in ownership, descended from the lab of Louis Pasteur himself.

Upon arrival, I checked in and promptly went for a run up Tunnel Mountain. 6:38 to the trailhead; 12:00 to the top; 11:11 back down; 5:45 home. 35:34 total. Felt it pretty bad going up, but coming down was ok.

I put my socks on the balcony of my room and one of them got blown off!

The studio I’m in is called “The Hemingway” but not that Hemingway…it’s named after Peter Hemingway, an architect. It’s the same one that Ross was in. Also, Jaspreet is next door in number 2.

I took some photos of the studio, but for some reason the blog won't take them. I'll see if it works later.

Not bad. What is bad is the movie Flight 93, which I watched last night, back in the room. I guess they took the exact transcripts from phone calls. The script is awful. Still, I’ll bet they don’t show this movie in-flight.

Anyway, the plan is to go up the mountain again in the morning, and then get started on the writing. I am feeling like it will be productive. The room smells the same as when I was last here. It’s not necessarily a pleasant smell, like lavender or something, but more like pungent soap. Anyway, the smells seems to be initiating a Pavlovian response. It worked out well last time I was here…

Update: 12:09pm. Just posting this now. Second run up Tunnel Mountain was faster (good). Breakfast was awesome—eggs, little potatoes, pancakes (sorry no photos of the food yet). Going to have lunch now.