8:00AM start today. Had breakfast and then put everything I needed for La Ronde together. Eliza’s host mom picked me and Nat up at about 9:00AM and we went down to the metro station. When we got there we had to wait for half an hour because one of the cars was randomly really late. When everyone was finally there we went down to the trains but not without first having to stop because some of our metro cards (mine included) weren’t working. Once we finally got that figured out, we hopped on the train and went down to La Ronde amusement park. 

When we got there, we gave our tickets and then were free to do as we pleased until 12:00PM. Me and Nat and Tae and Eliza grouped together and the first ride we went on was one of those swing ones like at the saanich fair.

After that, Tae and Kaila went on a spinny ride. Next was the vampire which was cool because not only were the cars hanging from the track but we also went backwards the whole time. There were lots of loops and corkscrews and there was mist right at the end. After that we wandered over and tried to find the spot where we were supposed to meet for lunch, which proved to be easier said than done. When we eventually did figure it out, we were given two small hot dogs, a bag of chips, a juice box and these little applesauce pouches that were actually quite good (Aaron didn’t want his so I had his too). After lunch, or little group went on the ferris wheel.

It was quite large and gave us both a gorgeous view of the park and surrounding area as well as time to digest.

After the ferris wheel, Eliza left to go visit her aunt. Those of us who were left went on the splash.

Needless to say, we got soaked. After that we went on the wooden roller coaster which was really big and really fun but we had to wait in line for at least an hour and a half. After that we got ice cream and then went on the Ednor (I think that’s what it was called). That was another one of the ones where you hang below the cart and was quite similar to the vampire except we went forward this time and it was over the water. After that was dinner. We all kind of wanted different stuff and we may or may not have briefly lost one from our group but we all ended up in the same place and I had a cesar wrap with bacon and cheese and a garden salad for dinner. We had to wear our YMCA t -shirts to La Ronde and it was funny because anytime we would order something in french they would see out t -shirts and switch to English and ask where we were from. In fact the girl who served me dinner (Also coincidentally named Myriam) did the same exchange a few years ago and ended up in kalowna. We finished dinner kinda late and tried and failed to go on several rides before we finally gave up and got food for the fireworks. I got a beaver tail and Tae got some popcorn which I, again, helped her with. The fireworks were fantastic!

The fireworks went on for about half an hour and they were truly beautiful. After the fireworks were over, we made our way home on the extremely crowded metro and then from there Eliza’s host family drove us home. En route we saw a very small skunk. We got home at about 12:30AM. It was a long day, but a fun one. Plus I learned that apparently me and Nat went to the same middle school and neither of us knew it. It’s a small world.