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- Oct 10, 2023
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 180 m
- CanadaOntarioKennedy AcresBrights Grove43°1’51” N 82°15’24” W
We Made It Home
October 10, 2023 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °CWe were up early to get to the train station. We checked before going to bed and the expectation was the trains would be running but at reduced speeds in some areas. They were also honoring tickets from Saturday and Sunday on a first come first serve basis. We were going to be on that train even if we had to stand all the way to Glasgow. When we stepped out the front door of the guest house, the sun was shining, and the mist was gone. I saw a mountain on the islands I'd never seen in the five days we've been here. It was beautiful. We arrived at the station at 7:30 for an 8:50 train. The clerk said the train was running on time, and we headed outside to wait. There was one other person there ahead of us. An 82 year old man from Arkansas who was in Scotland with his son for a meeting of his clan. I can't remember which clan, but he told me the MacDonalds had killed their Laird 400 years ago, so we weren't his favorite people. He had some interesting stories to share. There were a few empty seats on the train, but not many. The trip was as beautiful as advertised, and we enjoyed sitting back and watching. We let Garry and Judy know we didn't need a ride, but we sure did appreciate their kind offer. We decided we would go to a travel agent to book our return flight, but after visiting two, we found out they can't do last-minute tickets. We went back to the rail station and used their free wifi to book our flights. What a fiasco, two one-way tickets Glasgow to Toronto were going to cost approximately 3400 Canadian. When I bought the original tickets back in January, I paid 800 for the two. I read on one of the booking sites to try a throw-away ticket. Basically, you book a return trip with no intention of using the return portion. Two return tickets 1700. I'm hoping our travel insurance covers the replacement tickets, but even so, I couldn't bring myself to spend the 3400. Once we had our tickets we booked the Holiday Inn at the airport. It's a great location you can walk to the airport in a couple of minutes. We found the airport express bus and headed for the airport. We checked into the hotel and decided to explore the airport. That didn't take long it's a small airport. We went to the hotel bar for a light dinner and met some people from Grand Bend. One of them was retired from TD, and we knew so many people in common. It was really hard to fall asleep. I was so worried we would sleep through our alarm and miss our flight. We even set alarms on both phones. I checked my fitbit in the morning 2.5 hours sleep. I was so relieved when we dropped our duffle bag off, made it through security and found a seat at our gate. It was a good flight, we breezed through Customs, our bag was on the conveyor belt when we walked up and there was a Park n Fly bus waiting when we walked out the doors. The drive home wasn't too busy and Di had a beautiful dinner in the fridge when we got home. Tug was so happy to see us and we are so very happy to be home. What an amazing trip.Read more
Traveler Amazing adventure, nothing boring!
Traveler Welcome home! Quite the adventure! Thanks for sharing all your stories and great pictures!! I’m jealous of your lake and your beach!❤️
Traveler What a great trip! Loved all the photos and updates.