We stopped for lunch at a Tim's in Strathmore, and arrived at Kokopelli cg, about 6km east of Drumheller, about 1:30. It had crept up to 17C and but still overcast. We signed up for 2 nights unserviced, $46 total. Cg showers were extra, $1 for 5 minutes. Nice showers though.
We expected to just roam around a bit today, visit the museum tomorrow, and head out on Wednesday. However we were here earlier than expected, and the museum was open to 9pm, so we decided it might be a good time to tour it, since a lot of the kids and families were leaving.
The museum is quite a place, and would be fascinating if you're really into the old dino bones and info. We're only mildly interested though and remembered our earlier visit quite well, so it only took us a bit over an hour for all the tour we wanted. Then we drove out to Horse Thief Canyon, a revisit of our trip 35 (!) years ago. Like the museum and unlike the town, the Canyon looked much as we remembered.
The town is much more developed than 35 years ago (surprise!). Except for the Tyrel museum, the area actually seems a bit tacky, with the papier-mache dinos, little shops flogging “genuine fossils”, etc. Everything is more expensive than Jasper, except the camping.
On the way back to the cg we stopped for some groceries. We also got a whole bbq chicken. Seemed like a good deal, $8 included a 6-pack of lovely doughy buns. The rest of the stuff seemed expensive though. I think we're both feeling the "go-home" urge.
Back at the cg we asked for and got a refund for tomorrow night, as we both want to head out. On the way back to the cg, we had our windshield badly cracked by a rock thrown up by a passing dump truck. The chip was too bad for patching, so we drove the rest of the way home with the crack spreading across the windshield. Luckily no real visibility problems, as we didn't want to spend a day getting it replaced out here.
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