The Great One

If I remember my Canadian folk heroes correctly, former Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky is someone revered in Canada and referred to as “The Great One.” When we were in Vancouver, it was his image next to the Olympic torch statue shown lighting the flame on the adjacent plaque.  I didn’t know much about hockey as a child, but I knew his name.  

Wayne Gretzky gained his greatest notoriety as a player on the Edmonton Oilers.  Edmonton is in Alberta.  Turns out, Cas and I are in Alberta at the moment, as well.  

We got to town on our fancy train and got off in time to check into our hotel, ask around about some tourist attractions and wander about to pick up a bottle of wine on the way back to the hotel’s adjacent restaurant.  After booking a few adventures, we walked into a wine shop.  Not sure about Canadian wines, we shopped around until we saw what The Great One has been up to since he hung up his skates.  Just... look: 

I doubt we had much of a choice when we saw these options.  We had the wine this evening while winding down from the activities of the day, and we’re saving the Wayne Gretzky Canadian Whisky for the train.  We were thinking of having it when the tracks pass through Edmonton, in honor of their great hero.  

Jasper is a beautiful place so far, and tomorrow, we’ll check out some of the features of the national park.  Until then, cheers, eh?