Bus drivers have been imported from all over and are just now learning their new routes, often taking a wrong turn or arriving several at a time at the same bus stop. Hopefully they will find their way and enjoy their Olympic adventure! Parking is going to be very limited this month but our volunteer accreditation gives us free, unlimited bus travel. Hopefully many of us will develop better routines about using public transport rather than private vehicles.
Welcome to a new learning phase: today my ride home from the ski hill involved three buses, rather than the usual one. For your entertainment....
1st ~ I took the "village shuttle" from the bus exchange at base of the mountain because our neighbourhood bus route has been changed for the Olympics and doesn't come to the main bus loop anymore. Instead, my "Alpine" bus now stops a fair distance away, further than I wanted to walk in (and wear down) my ski boots. However, the "village shuttle" route has also changed for GamesTime so instead of a quick circuit around the village to my new bus stop, I enjoyed a long, scenic tour of the Benchlands before I got out at another "usual" stop on Lorimer Road.
2cd ~ I found out my "Alpine" bus route has been changed too and no longer passes by the "usual" stop on Lorimer Road. To avoid a long walk to the new correct stop I jumped on a passing "Emerald" bus, which I knew would take me closer to home and a guaranteed Alpine stop. As it turns out the "Emerald" bus driver had taken a wrong turn (he is just learning his route) and should not have come by the stop where I was waiting.... His mistake was my gain.
3rd ~ I got off the Emerald bus at the Rec Centre just as the Alpine bus pulled in, jumped on my 3rd bus and enjoyed the ride home!
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