Rianon's Random Ramblings » Canada Trip http://www.rianon.net/ramblings Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:22:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha I Kinda Wanna Go Bowling http://www.rianon.net/ramblings/2008/02/25/i-kinda-wanna-go-bowling/ http://www.rianon.net/ramblings/2008/02/25/i-kinda-wanna-go-bowling/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:14:37 +0000 Rianon http://www.rianon.net/blog/?p=34 Back from Canada, and already missing it, welcome to a new work week.

The trip was, quite easily, the greatest trip away from NEPA that I have ever had. Great food, great people, a great couch to sleep on, great friends, no-so great bowling on my part, great beer and shots, and the greatest time I’ve had.

Thank you again to Colin and Raphaelle for taking in my shanty American ass into their fine home for a few days, and showing me why Canada is so great. Maybe I’ll see you again on St. Patty’s Day??

]]> http://www.rianon.net/ramblings/2008/02/25/i-kinda-wanna-go-bowling/feed/ 0 And the 16 Hour Voyage Begins! http://www.rianon.net/ramblings/2008/02/21/and-the-16-hour-voyage-begins/ http://www.rianon.net/ramblings/2008/02/21/and-the-16-hour-voyage-begins/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:41:41 +0000 Rianon http://www.rianon.net/blog/?p=33 As I write this, I am heading out the door to begin “The Great Journey” that I have been hyping here for so long. If there is a way I could type on the road on my PSP, I’ll try my very best.

See you soon!

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Well, it is FINALLY Canada Week. With the arrival of the actual tickets on Saturday, everything is all set for the beginning of a 16 hour trip “around and about” until I actually get to the greater Ottawa area.

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So you may be asking yourself, “16 hours? It’s not THAT far from Northeastern Pennsylvania to Canada. How is this going to take so long?” The answer is simple, the bus doesn’t go directly to the border, like you would think, oh no. It goes out and around to get to the final destination near Ottawa. Let me enlighten you as to what the schedule looks like:

 

WILKES-BARRE TO OTTAWA
DEPARTURE CITY AND TIME
 TRAVEL TIME ARRIVAL CITY AND TIME
WILKES-BARRE, PA
(8:45pm)		 30 MINUTES SCRANTON, PA
(9:15pm)
LAYOVER: 15 MINUTES
SCRANTON, PA
(9:30pm)		 2 HOURS, 40 MINUTES SYRACUSE, NY
(12:10am)
LAYOVER: 1 HOUR, 45 MINUTES
SYRACUSE, NY
(1:55am)		 2 HOURS, 30 MINUTES BUFFALO, NY
(4:25am)
LAYOVER: 20 MINUTES
BUFFALO, NY
(4:45am)		 2 HOURS, 15 MINUTES TORONTO, ON
(7:00am)
LAYOVER: 2 HOURS, 30 MINUTES
TORONTO, ON
(9:30am)		 4 HOURS, 45 MINUTES OTTAWA, ON
(2:15pm)(TRIP ENDS)

Yep, 16 hours of road trip. I can use the 2 1/2 hours in the “T-Dot” to get some grub in my stomach for breakfast, but otherwise, I am hoping and praying that there is no lake effect snow while I am traveling, lol.

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What a week at work. I have never been so frustrated because of the business as I was this past Thursday – Saturday.

So busy, so late, and no time to be able to breathe made it one of the most hectic weeks I have ever worked. A little bad weather on Friday backlogged everything to Saturday, and holy shit, was Saturday crazy. I don’t think I will ever complain about “light hits” ever again after last night.

Other than that, I don’t have all that much to talk about until we get even closer to departure. I haven’t been able to play FFXI due to all the work, so I have nothing to report on that end, and Call of Duty has been very hit or miss playing whenever I am not passed out in exhaustion.

Well I need to actually start getting stuff sorted out for packing. Hope to see you online somewhere before I go and travel away.

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FEBRUARY 21 – 24

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