PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17,1 976. TRAVEL CANADA SUPPLEMENT, WHITBY FREE PRESS Spectacular West-so much to go for Just about now you're probably down with a bad case of the winter blahs. You feel old man winter has really given us a snow job and that more than your car battery needs recharging. If only you had taken that trip to the sunny south, even though your pocketbook said nothing doing because you generously over-extended yourself (as usual) with Christmas gifts. Well, cheer up and stay cool for just a little longer. And whatever you do - don't waste your time and money on a visit to your friendly psychiatrist, he'll just depress you all the more with his beautiful tan. We've got a much better idea: 'Go west, young man, lady or whoever, go west'. The price is right and the time is right. Air Canada, in co-operation with UTL Holiday Tours, the Alberta and B.C. governments, the C.N.R., Tilden rent-a-car and more than two dozen first-rate hotels between Victoria and Calgary offers 10 separate tours. Called Air Canada's spectacular west, these ·spring and autumn tours which include accommodation, ground travelarrangements either by rent-a-car, train or bus, are nothing short of spectacular, including the price. The spectacular west offers an option of different package tours which you can tailor to suit your travel needs and best satisfy your interests. One big advantage is the time you save by flying out to either Calgary or Edmonton, or reverse the tour and fly to Vancouver and work your way back to either of these two cities. A spectacular west tour can start by flying from Toronto to Calgary. From Calgary you can chose to travel by car rather than by train or bus. Picking up a Tilden rent-a-car, (incidentally, you only pay for gas and have generous free allowance mileage use), you could drive south from Calgary to Waterton Lakes National Park which is located in the south-west corner of Alberta. Somewhat off the beaten path, this 203 square miles of unimpaired parkland rises abruptly from the prairies along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains immediately north of the Canadian- United States boundary. Glacier National Park, Montana, which is some 5,000 square niles in comparison, joins it tothe soutet and the twe parks together form 'Waterto n-G 1acier I nternational Peace Park. I ALTLIA TIC Munch on an Acadian Grunt. The grunt won't mind; it's a marvelous Nova Sco- tian pastry. Hike along one of Nova Scotia's spectacular walking trails. Meander through its museums. Or try a hole in one on one of its many golf courses Browe through villages named Blow-Me-Down and Come-By-Chance. Newfoundlanders are as pleasant as the naines they give the quaint villages that dot the province A native Newfoundlander may even offer you a local rum concoction called "Screech" named after the reaction of many people after downing a glass In Shediac, there's a lobster with your name on it. Also a clam, an oyster,a salmon In short, New Brunswick abounds with seafood delicacies de- signed to place you on the verge of outright gluttony. You'll also marvel at the tides of the Bay of Fundy (considered the greatest in the world), and investigate amagnetic hill that doesstrange things to your car (like make it seem to run uphill back- wards). Meet the Little Prince. Drive through the smallest province in Canada, Prince Edward Island. Fringed by 1100 miles of colorful sandycoastline, it offerssomeof the warm- est salt water on the Eastern seaboard north of Florida, making it a mecca for water sports. From scuba diving ta doing the dog paddle. There are fly/drive Atlantic Canada tours for 6 nights plus a Tilden car, for as little as $153 per person, based on double occupancy, plus airfare. (Price based on Tours # 1, 3, 4, 5 in the brochure for off-season travel.) So come and surround yourself with the beauti- ful sand beaches, picturesque fishing coves and quaint seaside villages of Atlantic Canada. As a native Nova Scotian might put it, "Ciad Mille Failte" -==AIR CANÀADA*------ 130 Bloor Street West Toronto Ont. - - - - - - - - 1 understand that "Ciad Mille Failte" means "A Hundr'ed Thousand Welcomes" n Gaelic and I would like to be sent your Atlantic Canada Brochure describing all the fun I can have Name --- -----_Street City - - - Provmce ode ~ My tr5-ivel d(&'flt i!- lm Named after the chain of Lakes found throughout Waterton Lakes National Park, it mirrors all those lovely brochure pictures you have gazed at for years. With over 110 miles of park trails covering the main valleys, hiking is the best way to explore this outdoor 'Jtopia. If you don't want to rough it, then comfortable, modern hotels and motels are available in Waterton Park Townsite which is located right in the park. Of course it boasts the regular recreational pastimes: golf, fishing,- camping, horse-back riding, hiking and tours. Next stop could be north to the elegant Chateau Lake Louise. Situated a mile up the Rockies, this 360-room classy-lassy leaves you speechless. Quaint Banff is.a mere 40 miles south-east of Lake Louise. Sort of resorty, it has good shopping for hand-made crafts and the like. Some points of interest are the Bow Falls,'Buffalo Paddock and the Sulphur Hot Spring Pool. And if you want to get higher than you've ever been before, take the cable car to the top of the mountain; truly an uplifting experience. Banff is a trip to a not-that- fancy a restaurant where a toasted bacon and tomato sandwich cost $1.80. There shouldn't be much need to tell you how gorgeous Canada's third largest city, Vancouver, is with the Pacific and Rockies always in view. Boasting over one million population there is always a great deal to do and see. Going up Grouse Mountain via cable car and having lunch while viewing the sprawling city and the ocean harbour below is a great experience. If Vancouver is on your Agenda, write ahead to the Greater Vancouver Convention and Viiitors Bureau, 650 -Burrard Street. They will provide information to acquaint you with Vancouver and make your visit all the more enjoyable. It's a hop, step and an enjoyable ferry cruise from Vancouver to Victoria. The Tsawwassen Ferry terminal is located 20 miles south of Vancouver and it's best to alloW yourself additional time because of the long traffic lineups. The two hours ferry ride to Victoria is a most relaxing and comfortable trip through the beautiful Gulf Islands- The ferries have vast promenade decks, observation lounges, a dining room and a coffee shop but are not equipped to serve alcoholic beverages. Once aboard, an extra $3 will get you a private cabin with a washroom. Visiting quiet, serene Victoria is taking a step back into time anid staying at the Ivy-Clad Grand Enpress Hotel is like taking two steps back. Truly the empress of the west, this oldie-but- goodie CP Hotel is situated on the picturesque Inner Harbour Nest to the B.C. government buildings. When motoring north from Victoria to Nanaino, Qualicum Beach, Campbell River, be sure to travel the scenic coastal route. Your nose tells you long before your eyes that you are in the land of fishermen as fishing villages, logically reminiscent of their east coast cousins, add colour and atimosphere to the surrounnding landscape. Reaching a destination like Campbell River, you find your hotel, the Discovery Inn, most aptly naied. Most visitors come to Camphell River with one objective to land that big one. And land those big ones maniy do. After ren ting equipment and a iotor boat, vou can innocently set out to conquer the mighty coho. Memiories of that fresh, crisp morning with calm waters occasionally disttrbed by junmpmng salmon, schools of herring, seals, porpoise and even whales, put Campbell River near the top of - any return-ba.k-to list. Incidentally when you do catch that big one, don't take it home mounted, take it home canned. The local canneries will can it for you at a reasonable cost. Well too soon it is the ferry back to the Mainland, the night in t.he busy Airport inn and back to Panicsville and that friendly Y onge Street Subway crowd. I