The beginning of a northern adventure.
Well folks, I made it!!!
I arrived at my Grandparents' place on Sunday night. This journal entry is going to be long, so if you don't want to read it all, that's okay too. I just have a lot to write about.
First of all, the train ride. I woke up early Sunday morning. Since I had to be at the train station for 8:00 A.M, I had to wake up at 6:00. I was going to take a streetcar, but then I realized that the curbs would be too full of snow, and it would be way too difficult to maneuver through it all. I then decided to take a cab there. Lucky I did because we got hit with a massive snowstorm. People were telling me not to go because they were all afraid I would get strandid at the station or something. I thought I'd chance it. I really wanted to get home. I didn't want to spend another night in res.
arrived at the station around 7:15 because I judged the timing wrong. The cab was very quick at getting to the station. So I had to sit there for about an hour and 15 minutes before boarding the train. The people at the station were very helpful. I loved it. The man at the Northland Rail desk remembered me from when I went to purchase my ticket a few weeks back. Once seated on the train, Newmar just settled right down. He got up a few times along the way, but when he did this, I gave him some kibbles to calm him down. I didn't feed him at the res before we left because he would have had to go to the bathroom on the train, which wouldn't have been good.
I had lunch on the train. I had a Tuna sandwich, which wasn't all that great, but hey, it was food. I was hungry because I hadn't eaten breakfast. Then, I listened to my MP3 player, slept, and looked out the window for the rest of the way. It was a very long ride because we stopped in a few towns along the way. When we got to North Bay, we ran into some mechanical problems with the washrooms, so it took about an hour and a half for them to fix it. Nonetheless, I didn't make it home until 8:30 or so. When I got home, Grandma and Grandpa showed me the house, which is absolutely beautiful. I know I am going to love it here. I have my own apartment for when I want my own space. This house is just the right size too.
The weather is so different up here. I was expecting it to be a lot colder. In Toronto, it's like a bighting cold. Here, it's like a dry cold, which doesn't feel all that cold. I took Newmar out yesterday morning, and I asked Grandpa what the temp was outside, and he said -16. I told him that it doesn't feel like that.
Yesterday, we just sort of hung low because I was still tired from the long train ride. We drove around town so that they could show me a little bit of what Kirkland Lake looked like. It's a really nice town. It's a lot bigger than Harriston was.
Today, I went shoping at this store called Hearts. I got three new outfits. I also finished my Christmas shopping. My Grandma let me open one of my Christmas gifts yesterday. It is a pair of cleets for my boots so I don't slip on ice or snow. They work wonders. The only thing is that when I go into the school, I have to take my boots off and put a pair of runners on so I don't fall on the flooring.
Well, I'll try to keep you updated as to what else happens here. All I know is that I don't ever want this holiday to come to an end. I wish I could just stayhere.
Jessica and Newmar.
I arrived at my Grandparents' place on Sunday night. This journal entry is going to be long, so if you don't want to read it all, that's okay too. I just have a lot to write about.
First of all, the train ride. I woke up early Sunday morning. Since I had to be at the train station for 8:00 A.M, I had to wake up at 6:00. I was going to take a streetcar, but then I realized that the curbs would be too full of snow, and it would be way too difficult to maneuver through it all. I then decided to take a cab there. Lucky I did because we got hit with a massive snowstorm. People were telling me not to go because they were all afraid I would get strandid at the station or something. I thought I'd chance it. I really wanted to get home. I didn't want to spend another night in res.
arrived at the station around 7:15 because I judged the timing wrong. The cab was very quick at getting to the station. So I had to sit there for about an hour and 15 minutes before boarding the train. The people at the station were very helpful. I loved it. The man at the Northland Rail desk remembered me from when I went to purchase my ticket a few weeks back. Once seated on the train, Newmar just settled right down. He got up a few times along the way, but when he did this, I gave him some kibbles to calm him down. I didn't feed him at the res before we left because he would have had to go to the bathroom on the train, which wouldn't have been good.
I had lunch on the train. I had a Tuna sandwich, which wasn't all that great, but hey, it was food. I was hungry because I hadn't eaten breakfast. Then, I listened to my MP3 player, slept, and looked out the window for the rest of the way. It was a very long ride because we stopped in a few towns along the way. When we got to North Bay, we ran into some mechanical problems with the washrooms, so it took about an hour and a half for them to fix it. Nonetheless, I didn't make it home until 8:30 or so. When I got home, Grandma and Grandpa showed me the house, which is absolutely beautiful. I know I am going to love it here. I have my own apartment for when I want my own space. This house is just the right size too.
The weather is so different up here. I was expecting it to be a lot colder. In Toronto, it's like a bighting cold. Here, it's like a dry cold, which doesn't feel all that cold. I took Newmar out yesterday morning, and I asked Grandpa what the temp was outside, and he said -16. I told him that it doesn't feel like that.
Yesterday, we just sort of hung low because I was still tired from the long train ride. We drove around town so that they could show me a little bit of what Kirkland Lake looked like. It's a really nice town. It's a lot bigger than Harriston was.
Today, I went shoping at this store called Hearts. I got three new outfits. I also finished my Christmas shopping. My Grandma let me open one of my Christmas gifts yesterday. It is a pair of cleets for my boots so I don't slip on ice or snow. They work wonders. The only thing is that when I go into the school, I have to take my boots off and put a pair of runners on so I don't fall on the flooring.
Well, I'll try to keep you updated as to what else happens here. All I know is that I don't ever want this holiday to come to an end. I wish I could just stayhere.
Jessica and Newmar.