hahahaaa i am defo showing the missus this thread.
we know about the mountains, we also know about the rain soaked cities.... and the smell of cow shit everywhere near calgary......
we have been out to BC / alberta for a few weeks on several occasions and tried to live 'like the locals'... but this is easier said than done over such brief periods and more often than not, in a mountain resort.
my missus, who's from the mediterranean would go bonkers i think if she couldn't be certain of a hot summer (i can live without to be honest) and so a desert lake (of all things) is perfetto!
cheers mate. i am sure to bother you with more Q's soon....
such as do you have to pay for TV licenses?