So, my friend is getting married soon and her bridal shower is today. My friends and I made a small collage of pictures for her. I ordered them and it was supposed to come in today but when I went to confirm where to pick them up, it was in a completely different location then I thought it would be. This led to my adventure today.
Being a St. Mike's student you get free busing on the the CCTA (Chittenden County Transportation Authority) buses. It is really nice because that way I can run into Burlington for a couple of things and not have to make the most (even though I normally do) out of paying for a bus fair. So, I took a look at the different bus maps to find the easiest way to get to my new destination.
I took the bus down to Burlington this morning and found my connection to head down North Ave. It is very easy because Cherry St. is a major bus stop where just about every bus stops at for connections. I knew the street name of the stop I was looking for and I lucked out because someone else was getting off there so they knew when to pull the "Request Stop" bar.
From the stop it was only supposed to be a straight shot for about a 20 minute walk but low and behold I was enjoying the scenery too much that I walked straight past the store and down to Lake Champlain. My 45 minute round trip walk turned into 2 and a half hours!! Oh well at least with all the pretty colors and warm weather it wasn't that bad of a walk.
Getting back to the bus stop I hit no problems. It was the simple 20 minute walk I was expecting. All I can say is if you're not sure where exactly you're going take good directions and have a place that if you get to you know you've gone too far. Even though my trip turned out to be longer than expected it was a great adventure to find out a new location of Vermont that I probably would never have known existed otherwise.
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