Why Lake Louise? Once upon a time, a newly married couple were having breakfast in a tiny motel dining room overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Diamond Head—in AUSTRALIA, a bit north of Myall Lakes. Though the view out the large picture window was the main attention getter, on one small patch of wall there was a gorgeous poster of Lake Louise in British Columbia, Canada. “I was there once -- it's so beautiful,” she gushed. Then, airily, “One day I'll take you there.” That was 35 years ago, and Martha is FINALLY able to keep that promise to Phil. The newlyweds are now grey nomads, but hey, a promise is a promise. When planning the trip to the north, whenever people asked, “Where are you going?” our only sure destination was Lake Louise. Lake Louise was
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