Today I went on a test run to the zoo. I'd thought I might have to walk up to campus in the hopes of finding a bus station that was still being serviced despite the construction outside, but there was one around the corner and down the hill some ways from Blue Square, at the credit union, so I went there.
It took half an hour to get to the zoo from the time I got on the bus. The last time I rode the bus there, I ended up missing the stop and had to go back to the transit center and ride again. The Google Maps app on my phone told me it would take longer to get there than it actually did, so I couldn't just rely on it when it said I still had five minutes before my stop. This time, I kept an eye out for Wendy's, and then watched the road until I saw the stop I wanted.
I walked up the street to the zoo's parking lot, hung out for a second, and then headed off to Wendy's for lunch (It's a fifteen minute walk from the zoo, but at least there are no hills). I'd brought my readings for fiction writing class along with me so I could read them while I ate. Nice that they were all digital files instead of in the books this time, so I didn't have to try to hold the book open or anything. You're not allowed to eat on the bus, so I figured I'd just stay until I was done.
While walking to Wendy's, I crossed the bridge over the creek and stopped to take a picture of these ducks for Dad. You can't see them too well, but there are four birds (two white, two brown) on the right.
The readings were really long today. I ended up eating all my food before I finished reading, so it was nice that I had something to keep me busy. Then I caught the bus back to Blue Square from there. Nice that I know how long it takes to reach the zoo from my apartment.
It took half an hour to get to the zoo from the time I got on the bus. The last time I rode the bus there, I ended up missing the stop and had to go back to the transit center and ride again. The Google Maps app on my phone told me it would take longer to get there than it actually did, so I couldn't just rely on it when it said I still had five minutes before my stop. This time, I kept an eye out for Wendy's, and then watched the road until I saw the stop I wanted.
I walked up the street to the zoo's parking lot, hung out for a second, and then headed off to Wendy's for lunch (It's a fifteen minute walk from the zoo, but at least there are no hills). I'd brought my readings for fiction writing class along with me so I could read them while I ate. Nice that they were all digital files instead of in the books this time, so I didn't have to try to hold the book open or anything. You're not allowed to eat on the bus, so I figured I'd just stay until I was done.
While walking to Wendy's, I crossed the bridge over the creek and stopped to take a picture of these ducks for Dad. You can't see them too well, but there are four birds (two white, two brown) on the right.
The readings were really long today. I ended up eating all my food before I finished reading, so it was nice that I had something to keep me busy. Then I caught the bus back to Blue Square from there. Nice that I know how long it takes to reach the zoo from my apartment.
