Day 2 (May 29, 2022): A plane, a train and an automobile
Our second day in Ottawa had just two items on the agenda: to try out the new (and often berated) O-Train of OC Transpo, and to spend time visiting with family After a great breakfast at the hotel, we checked out at 10:30AM and set out for the eastern end of the city to start our O-Train experience. After that, we made it Kanata for a wonderful lunch and overdue conversation with Pam’s brother and family, and then headed to the airport at 3:30. Return of our tiny Mitsubishi rental car (we were lucky to get any set of wheels, given the Ottawa Marathon weekend), flight check-in and security all went without a hitch. Our inbound flight from Halifax showed up on time, and departure out of Ottawa was on time. That’s about as good as it gets these days! For the last 31 years of my public service career, most of my trips to Ottawa have been work-related. So it was great to just spend a relaxing couple of days taking in our stunning National Capital. Our hotel, the Cou...
