The Long Journey to Alma

Hmm...long or short? Let`s opt for short (the apostrophes just make me laugh).

So everyone had to wake up at 5:30 am for the 6:45 am charter bus which drives us to Sudbury (2 hours east of Blind River). From there, all 30 kids are split into 3 groups, and each group has a different way to get to Quebec City. After that we all meet in the airport of Quebec City, and a charter bus is supposed to pick us up at 5:45 pm and drop us off at Chicoutimi, then Jonquiere, then finally Alma...

My group: Stephen, Rebecca, Zach, Cynthia, Cheryl, Niki (Elliot Lake), Devon, (Elliot Lake)
My route: Blind River - Sudbury - Toronto - Montreal - Quebec City (Sudbury Toronto Montreal Quebec City via airplane...this is the first time in my life I took 3 plane rides on the same day)

Things went relatively smoothly, except for 2 things:
1) The first flight from Sudbury to Toronto was more than an hour late, which meant it caused another group to miss their next connecting flight. Fortunately our group`s flight from Toronto to Montreal is later than the other group, so that didn`t affect me. What affected me though:
2) Montreal - Quebec City. I didn`t get my 1 luggage (I head 2 plus one backpack). And guess what...that`s my luggage with all my clothes in it. Now the people in charge of luggages gave me a claim form, and promised that my bag will show up in Alma within 3 days...we will see about that. Meanwhile, I did something incredibly stupid that kind of bit me in the ass in this situation...let this be a lesson for you all.
- I did not put my new address on my bag. Instead it still has the old Blind River address on the Katimavik tag.
- I threw all my boarding passes away after I arrived in Quebec City. The boarding passes had a code plus information that I needed to track my bag down.

However, there is an upside to all this craziness, though. A couple of other people lost their baggages, too, ahnd Cheryl is in the same situation as I am. Only she isn`t so dumb and gave the people all the information. I merely told the people that I am in the same situation as her and Cheryl and I share the same information. Yes, how pathetic of me...but one has to find every silver lining possible, right?

The 5:45 pm charter bus was late by 20 minutes...what a surprise.
4 hours later - Alma, Quebec...super hungry, I was determined not to spend my $17 travel money given...I brought a huge bag of bread and pizza from camp but everyone kept snacking on it (I was left with 5 slices of bread and one slice of pizza). Good thing Valerie (my new PL) made a huge veggie platter and baked muffins.

Stephanie needs to talk to her hubby Ali online so I gotta dash...later!