Sunday, March 26, 2006

S.B.06 - Bye Bye Toronto


a vacant union station on early sunday morning

a bit of a crazy way to end my spring break trip.  originally, i had a ticket for the VIA Rail train to take me back to london, ontario, where i would be picked up by some friends to drive back to calvin.  then, it turns out i needed to return to london earlier, because my friends were leaving in the morning.  i discovered the change in plans on saturday night, and the VIA Rail offices were closed.  i could not call in to change my ticket.  so i took a gamble (they have superb customer service) and got a ride from a pastor jim to the VIA Rail station early Sunday morning in hopes of rescheduling my ticket for the morning train.  i got there at 7:00 am, and the first train left at 7:50 am.  the clerk at the counter changed my ticket, and i breathed a sigh of relief.  drama was not what i needed at 7:00 am.

when i had discovered that i had to change my travel plans at the last minute, i thought i was in some trouble.  luckily, i had a plan B, and that was if the VIA Rail did not work out, i would try to get a refund on the return leg of my round trip ticket and hop over to the nearby greyhound station.  there, i would find the bus which left at 8:00 am and buy the tickets for that.  and guess what… i had a plan C too!  pastor jim offered to drive me all the way to london if plan A or B didn’t work.  such a nice guy!

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