So far so good. Steps have to be taken very gingerly so my walking progress is not good yet. Getting used to older pedestrians passing me is hard to accept. However, I am in better shape than yesterday.
I am in Antigonish staying on the St. Francis Xavier University campus in Thompson Hall! This post is from the campus library. The accomodation is good, I have my own door and the shared washroom facilities are just around the corner. One thing that I am missing is a TV set and tonight is a big game for the Oilers. I just learned that the campus pub closes at 8 but my hosts have directed me to two nearby local establishments that will be carrying the game. I have to check out at 10 tomorrow so haven’t decided whether I should stay up until morning to watch it.
Travel arrangements worked well. Leda drove me to Pearson and I got to the gate just as Canjet was calling the flight. It was pretty full, left on time and arrived on time after a smooth flight. Acadian Bus Lines have an agent in the Halifax air terminal so I got my ticket to Antigonish learning that a new bus had been added that would leave at noon in addition to the one I knew about leaving at 2:30.
A lunch counter there has four computers for customer use so I had an early sandwich to make use of them. Two of the four were occupied and the other two weren’t working. The waitress restarted them but the one I chose froze again before long after sending messages that I should buy anti-spyware. The other computer gave problems to another patron but he was able to send a short message by going through Netscape. He passed along his experience so I got my messages out that way and passed along the same advice to the next user.
After that I moved over to the Tourist Information counter to try to establish whether there were any local buses from Port Hastings along the west coast of Cape Breton. The very pleasant attendant didn’t think that there were any nor did the Acadian agent. The bottom line was that I should check locally to be sure.
When checking weather forecasts for the Atlantic region before leaving I was afraid that the New England storms would make their way north so I was pleasantly surprised when I went outside to catch the bus to be met with bright sunshine. There were two people on the bus when it arrived (one an off duty driver) and three of us got on board. The scenery to Truro is pretty boring; mainly scrub brush. After a 10 minute stop there we moved on to New Glasgow but I slept most of the way. After another 10 minute break it was on to Antigonish. The scenery became more interesting with rolling hills and not so much brush. Only two of us travelled to Antigonish and we left the driver on his own to go on to Sydney I expect; not a very profitable run.
The bus stops right on the St FX campus and after a couple of enquiries I located the residence office right at 3, when they opened. I have a map of the campus now but haven’t got it all figured out yet. There are a lot of buildings, some interesting looking structures, but all look older although well maintained.
A demain.
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