The trip to WV was interesting to say the least. We began the trek at 9:30am, and by 11 we had finally managed to get out of Toronto. It was 3 hours to get to the border and 20 minutes to actually cross the border. Our tip ended up being 10 hours instead of 7 as it was supposed to. Our GPS died in Pennsylvania (Conneaut lake actually).
We arrived about 7:30 at the hotels and we settled in and met up with Boris and Lobo. After big SuperNerd hellos, we got decked out in new flare, Frownie buttons all around. Much craziness ensued as we all travelled to a nearby Mexican restaurant for dinner. Tania was all bubbly so when she was in the bathroom, Lobo told the staff it was her birthday and they made her wear a sombrero and got ice cream all over her face. They must have been very happy when our loud silly group finally left.
On our trip back to the hotel, we missed the turn off and ended up on some back road and we were very lost. Everyone got a little stabby, but we eventually found our way back to the hotel and made our way to Lobo and Boris’s room. Bones was very stand offish. She ended up forcing everyone out of the room much earlier than we were ready for.
We made friends with Wes and Dave. They were totally awesome and tons of fun. They were really sweet guys and just a genuine pleasure to meet. Pat made a surprise appearance at the FT. It was amazing to meet her. I really feel like I have a friend in her. She is wicked supportive of my writing, and just an all around happy type of person.
We had set the alarm to wake up at 8 am, but it didn’t go off, but thank god Tania woke up and we made it on time. We made it to the prison fine, and I took some video as we arrived. Everyone is really geared up for a good time. The prison itself is slightly imposing, large brick walls, barb wired basketball courts.
We are getting ready to head out to the Prison Tour, then back to the Welcome Center for the Welcome tour
No comments:
Post a Comment