We made it home safely!

And would you believe that after a hugely successful weekend that both of us enjoyed tremendoulsy we almost missed our train home!

That's right. We came within minutes of missing that sucker!

How could such a disaster occur, you ask?

BECAUSE I, DUFUS THAT I AM, FAILED TO CHECK OUR DEPARTURE TIME, that's how. I went about my business confident in the knowledge that our train left at precisely 10:00am.

We left Bob's home at the appropriate time to arrive at the station accordingly. No point arriving sooner -- trains can't leave early!

So, we get to the station, with lots of time to spare as it turned out and we are told that the train is ten minutes late. OK.

As we leave the counter to make our way to the gate, we hear the announcement telling us our train is fifteen minutes late. OK.

We arrive on the platform and, thinking we have up to a half hour to kill (based on our early arrival plus a fifteen minute delay), I look for somewhere to sit and wait. Well, my butt is no sooner on a bench when a train rolls in. John asks the attendant which train it is and finds out that it is the Ottawa train.

So we board.

And it leaves immediately!

We are some confused! What the heck is happening? Trains are not supposed to leave early!

Then I think to check our tickets.

Oh look! Our train was due to leave at 9:50am -- which is precisely the time it was when the train pulled out of the station (not sure why the reports of ten and fifteen minute delays).

So, had we not arrived early for that train, we would have surely missed it. And then we would have had to pay the difference in fare to change our booking -- which would have been a total and complete bummer to an otherwise fabulous weekend!

In other news:

Following a three-day holiday, which included two four-hour train rides, other than being very tired, I am pleased to report that I have no pain! This is absolutely amazing -- this past weekend has been a true test of these new meds which have now officially passed with flying colours. I'm thinking everyone should be on this stuff!