Day 18: Jasper (Rest day)

It's summer, why is the heating on? And why so hot?
Crikey!

I woke up at 2 this morning and went to the bathroom to wash my face with cold water. Sweat was running off me, this was crazy!

I went back to bed but tossed and turned, it was far too warm to sleep, and landed up getting up at 0730. Still tired.
Breakfast and a cup of tea sorted me out and I went for a quick walk around town.

Came back to the hostel and met Tanya, from Switzerland, who is travelling Canada and the US by hitchhiking and ride sharing! She is a keen cyclist too and was quite excited about my trip. She wants to go back to Bern and start doing the same.
She left early the following morning on a train to Vancouver.

Another German guy had cycled through Chile and we were soon sharing a beer and talking about beers in Germany, as well as cycling.

There was a wigwam being erected in town in preparation for the upcoming pow-wow over the weekend. Jasper is full of tourists and curio shops, as well as a good number of sports shops.

The rain that was forecast for the morning came through just after lunch, and did it pour! The streets were soon running with water, and many people were caught out by the sudden downpour. They came dripping and soaked into the hostel, where we laughed and put the kettle on for tea/coffee.
There was soon a table of us sitting around talking, most had been caught in the rain.

The room was slightly cooler tonight, but sleep was still a distant desire.