The Big City!

Friday was a big day, I got to go to Rupert! As adventures go this one started out just as a necessary trip into town to make a bank deposit adn to buy groceries. To do this the first thing you have to do is be ready to leave at 7:45am to catch the ferry. We (my housemate and I) have access to the band's truck so life was going to be good. Unfortunately I was unaware that half the town may end up in the cab with us. Heather is the nicest girl around so we ended up picking up two elders to go to the ferry with us, I on the other hand just wanted to leave Simpson without alot of extra people because this was going to be the one day get away (ya I'm pretty selfish at times but I manged to muster up some compassion) and so our merry party was away.

I have to say that travelling with two older ladies who know everything that is happening in town can be very educational (if you have any idea who they are talking about) and so the trip was spinning by along with the stories. After waiting 20 minuted for the ferry to arrive, we boarded and began the 1.5 hour ride into town (remember we are paying $21 for this ride). Needless to say it was long yet by 9:30 we were in town and I could feel the shopping juices flowing.

My perspective of big city life has certainly changed as the idea of a town holding a Save on Foods and Zellers gets my blood pumping. Yahoo we had hit the big time! Tim hortons was a stop, the mall (it consists of ten stores) was a stop (this was where we and the older ladies parted company) and the dollar store was a stop. I can not tell you how excited I was to eat sushi that day. But like any fun day the time was speeding by fast. We made our bank deposit, visited Zellers (I got a little DVD crazy but hey I needed entertainment), got supplies for the pool and then we hit the dollar store. OOPS it took a little longer than we thought.

At 4:07pm we still had not gone to the grocery store (one of the main reasons fo the trip) but I found out then that the ferry left at 4:15pm. We had not picked up the extra passengers yet and we needed to get money for the trip back. Speeding to the mall we found out that they had already left for the ferry (very smart of them) and as we zoomed down the road I heard my partner in crime say...

"We don't have enough gas!"

"What?!"

"Well we do have enough gas to get on the ferry and possibly off, but no enough to get back to town" And just for everyones education cell phones do not work in Simpson so we would be just stuck at the ferry landing (which only has a lovely little wooden shack to its name, not too cosy)

Now we are at the ferry begging people for gas (yes we are not above begging) as the ferry person is asking "in or out ladies?". OK we chose to stay (phew I thought, at least I can get groceries because I would never hear the end of it if my room mate saw me come in without anything..sigh).

Welcome to Rupert ladies! We were staying the night. Phoned the two people we had let down on the ferry, one of whom was not too happy (EEK she controls all traffic in or out on ferry or sea plane, will I ever be able to leave?....) and the other who is convinced we planned this (not likely but we could only say sorry!).

For a mistake it turned out to be a great night at a bed and breakfast in a queen size bed!!! Yay! A night of having two martinis (yay!) and just being totally alone staring out at the sea outside my window (no I am not becoming one of those lonely people who only talk to cats I just needed one night away from town to re-coup). We may have missd the boat but the reward was so worth it.