While planning a trip to my moms in another city, my list of things to bring was quite extensive. I pretty much had to bring everything for my son because she hasn't had a baby around the house for 15 years. It was a lot to bring but I have a truck so I never really thought twice about it. That is until we started having troubles with the truck and it wasn't safe to go such a long distance by myself and the baby.So I started looking into alternatives to get to Calgary. My moms couldn't come get me, and flying is quite expensive. So the bus it was.
I was secretly dreading going on the bus. With the amount of stuff I had to bring and the 4 hour trip. I cringed every time I thought about it. I even considered not going...After purchasing my ticket online I felt a bit better. They now have it that if you purchase a ticket in advance it is quite cheap! It works out to almost half off. It only cost 30 dollars to go to Calgary.
Now to cram everything into two bags. Everyone is allowed one checked bag and a carry on. Everything after that is 10 dollars a bag. Hmmm... I have a playpen, booster seat , car seat, and all his other essentials. I figured it was a good thing that I got a good price on my ticket because I was about to have to pay for all this extra luggage. I have to tell you that I was pretty darn proud of myself when I got all our stuff into two bags and two carry ons (not stuffed to the brim I might add!) plus the playpen on the side and car seat. I am proud of myself because I am a terrible packer. I bring everything because I 'might need it' even though I haven't worn it in months.
When we get to the bus depot at 7 in the morning, all I keep doing is yawning. I go to get bag tags and I find out that all baby stuff is free, I don't have to pay extra baggage for it. All I can think is I could have brought more! Now I am even happier that I took the bus.
Now just the ride to get through. We haven't even gotten on the bus yet and he is crying and getting angry. I am getting impatient, I just want to get going, but they now do bag checks before you are allowed on the bus. I had all our stuff at the front so we could get on first and get settled before everyone got on. However once they did the bag check everyone rushed to the table and we were now last. Arg, to early in the morning for this! Luckily when you take a babe on the bus you get first class treatment! They still let me go on first and they took all my bags to the bus for me.
Logan ended up getting his own seat because the bus wasn't that full so early in the morning. So the drive ended up being a breeze. The lady behind us played peek-a-boo with him thought the whole trip. Logan was beyond excited to have his own seat. As we were pulling out of the depot he was bouncing in his seat laughing. I was also excited to find out that they now have plugins at every seat and free Wifi. I was so glad I decided to take the bus. It was a great price and the ride went more smoothly than I originally in visioned it going. I will definitely consider taking the bus again, although I do miss my truck.
Your momstown mama Kandice- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone
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