July 25, 2024
I’m in Montreal. It’s my first morning here. I arrived yesterday about abut 1 pm. The train left from Union Station just before 7 am. I had to set my alarm for 5 am. I rode the streetcar into the city and then got on the Via Rail.
My seat was facing backwards. I was exhausted and I wasn’t feeling well. I slept for quite a bit of the ride.
I had been up sorta late the night before. I went to the Sky Dome to see a baseball game. I went with Carter, Tyler, Will, and his nephew. It was s nice thing for us to do together. The timing of it was perfect. That was my last night with Carter. He’s moving out in a few days. He’s going to Victoria.
It’s nice to know that I have a friend in B.C. now. I have an excuse to go out there.
I hadn’t been to the Sky Dome since we moved back from Salt Spring. We had gone to see Manchester United play during our first few days back, I think.
Carter, Tyler and I took the Go Train from Danforth. It made me realize how behind we are compared to somewhere like Melbourne. The station felt pretty basic, especially considering how cold it gets here. It’s just a narrow strip of concrete with hardly any shelter. The train was also delayed by about 15 minutes.
The trip was smooth once we finally departed. Unfortunately the train sat out front of Union for almost ten minutes.
I think those types of things will improve over the next few years. It sounds like the Go service wants to be more like what Melbourne has.
So we walked to the stadium and met up with Will and his nephew. The weather was perfect.
The lines for food were massive. Carter was really excited about hotdogs. They’re $1 each. We started by getting four for each of us.
Our seats were pretty high up but it wasn’t bad at all. I actually felt that the stadium was smaller than I thought. The players still felt like they were really close to us.
The Jays got two home runs during the game. The whole crowd erupted. Those were fun moments.
We ended up losing, unfortunately. I think we were playing the Rays.
We left the stadium and walked up into the city. We took the streetcar home. I said my goodbyes to Carter before bed.
I went to sleep around 12:30, so I only slept for maybe four hours.
I felt like I might throw up at one point on the Via Rail. I don’t know why. Maybe from being tired. Maybe from the hot dogs and pop the night before.
So I met Mami at the station. We took the subway back to her place. We went and got poutine for lunch! It was amazing.
Later on we went for a walk to the park. We walked past her old school.
It started to pour rain while we were out. We hurried home, but we got completely soaked. There was a huge thunderstorm. I saw that the DVP in Toronto got flooded again.
For dinner we had a plate of strawberries, mango, olives, and blue and Gouda cheeses. It was so nice, but my stomach hurt afterwards.
I didn’t sleep too well. My stomach was really upset. Tonight I’m going to put the mattress in the living room where it might be quieter.