Mark & Shari's Excellent Adventure (Days 1 & 2)

Two Jack LakeSummaryIn which our intrepid travelers leave the United States and depart for our neighbor to the north, experiencing the joys (ha!) of modern air travel and the wonders of the Canadian Rockies.Day OneThe first of many selfies on this trip.Our two hour flight from Nashville to Toronto was relatively uneventful - and featured an empty seat beside us! Upon landing in Toronto, I had my first experience with Canadian border customs which was uniformly pleasant. (Key note: this is my first trip EVER to use a passport - my previous trips to Canada and Mexico were in the late 1970s/early 1980s when border control was less intense.) The second flight was four (4!) hours long... because there is a lot of Canada between Toronto & Calgary) I know that some of you reading this blog travel internationally on a semi-regular basis... but for Shari & I, four hours in those oh-so-roomy coach seats is a very long time.I'd planned for us to pick up our rental car (we ended up with a VW…