Traveling Soldier
Trip Start
Sep 02, 2007
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Trip End
Ongoing
Fredericton,
New Brunswick,
Canada
Monday, March 3, 2008
I head to the airport around 430 Pm to wait for my flight which was SPOSE to leave at 5:40 PM
Anywho everyone is waiting in security, its snowing fairly hard. And an announcement comes on saying that our aircraft couldnt land cause of no visibility, so the flight was cancelled. GASP.
That sucked, had to go get baggage then get in line to sort out what was gunna happen.
Which took a decc amount of time, finally get help and am told that there are a few standby flights going out in the early MORNING.
So next morning, I wake up around 3:30 am and call a cab to the airport and get there around 4:30 Am
...didn't get on a plane till oh, about noon.
So I hung out at Freddy airport for 8 hours
Read, slept, wrote, watched the notebook.
The people working there KNOW me now
I'm like a legend, I wouldn't be surprised if they all applauded when I finally got a flight out.
Sooo I fly to Montréal, which is a huge confusing airport. Which is even bigger when your there alone without a flight plan.
I eventually sort it out and get into the ticket line the man behind the counter is giving me stanby options saying that none of them have a very high chance... cept for the Ottawa one, but even then when I get THERE getting to Calgary was not likely. Anyway I chose that one cause it was sooner, and as he was putting me on for standby he stops and is like "well your lucky, you have seats".
So SWEET I had actual reserved seats!
Gnarly man.
So not gunna lie, not having a set plan was a bit stressful but pretty fun. When I finally got seats I just embraced it though.
Had a daiquiri in Montréal, cause I could.
Wondering random provinces is fun.
Id say I went through security about... 5 times in all
The flight from Montréal to Ottawa was about 45 mins lol fairly short. And I was in a seat in the front of the plane FACING the back of the plane. Different.
The Ottawa Calgary flight was good tho, bigger plane, tv screen. Didn't really watch it but it was on in the background. I was served FOOD. Apparently it was pre paid?
Had one yummy sandwhich and drinks.
All was going well so I really should have known my luggage would not be arriving with me.
Story of my life
Next time I'm driving.
All in all I was up for about a day straight in constant motion.
I have one pic from the whole day, I will upload once I am back NB. would have taken more, but I was sort of pre occupied.
