Mumtaz was in Vancouver and missed the day’s festivities. A few other things didn’t go exactly according to plan, read on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paying Seniors’ Fare for a Trip to Toronto on Public Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a close thing, a typical system-wide weekend day pass (my birthday was on Sunday) on GO Transit costs $10.00, luckily, the Seniors’ Fare to Toronto cost $9.50 so that plan was finally fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Trip was a Bit of a Slog<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Planning for the trip was puzzling. The total travel time was much longer than I expected so I drilled down to investigate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Sunday, the bus to Burlington arrives a half an hour before the connecting train. This is bit longer than usual, but I was expecting that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This particular Sunday, however, there was work on the Hurontario LRT construction that required that the tracks be closed. So, after 2 stops on the train, we transferred to buses to Union Station in Toronto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The bus trip was quite fast though, originally planned for 2 stops between Oakville and Toronto Union Station, I lucked on to a non-stop trip and it was Sunday, so the trip was pretty fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, another 1\/2-hour delay was scheduled to get on the train for one stop to get close to Sam and Trevor’s. I abandoned this in favour of the subway. Sam picked me up at Broadview Station, she happened to be driving nearby so she drove me the rest of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Official Birthday Present<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As always, perfect! A Paw Patrol Pez Dispenser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A great afternoon of watching Curling. To my delight, Sam and Trevor have developed an interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n