Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

You be thinking of the movie when I say “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” but I’m actually talking about the travel confusion everyone has had on getting to and from Guiding Mosaic. It sure has been an adventure, yet I do have to say a frustrating one. The story begins back in March.

Windsor Rangers were told that they were going to go on a bus with the 4 Windsor patrols. The bus ride is the best part to the start of trip. You get to laugh with your friends and have a blast when you’re not even at camp yet. This was back in March. This past June Rangers were told that they be going up a few days earlier than the rest of them and finding their own way to Guelph. We were then running into some issues. We contacted national and said that travel information would be out soon for Ranger/Core Crew members. But, we had to fill out travel information sheets in order for that to happen.

Last week, 3 members of our patrol got an e-mail stating that the 3 will be going on a plane. Here’s the kicker, they were possibly going from 3 different airports. Isn’t that just pathetic? The issue was solved shortly after we contacted national office. Now we are all going by train. Meanwhile, the Windsor bus is picking girls up in Sarnia. I wonder why Rangers weren’t put on that bus in the first place. The 9 of us waited..... And waited.... and waited for this travel information to come. We were all calling national and emailing wondering when we’re getting this information.

Finally, the day came. Friday we all received the same information. No one was taking a plane; no one was driving up there. We were all put on a train. A sigh of relief that email was. The train is leaving at 5:45 AM Thursday morning and we have to be there an hour early. I wonder how over tired were going to be? Overtiredness leads to craziness and fun. I don’t know if I’m going to go to bed Wednesday night,
I will have to be up pretty early to be at the train station and I may be too excited to sleep anyway. It’s all going to be worth it in the end. Even though all 3 planes, trains and automobiles were used to try and get us there.

See you in 4 days!!