My reserved Uber ride arrived as scheduled at 03;00 and I was at the airport in 25 minutes at a cost of about 35 dollars. A regular taxi is 40 dollars more. Normally, I would have gone out to the airport around midnight on a city bus, but due to the virus, went by Uber. Using my Passport in one of the many automated machines, I obtained my Boarding passes for the west bound flights, but the machine did not print the baggage tag for my one checked bag. A few minutes later, at 04;00, staff arrived and I was given a baggage tag, my Boarding pass was authenticated, and I was soon cleared by security and at the holding area for my 06;00 flight to Toronto. The flight to Toronto took 39 minutes from wheels up to touchdown, and, in just over an hour, I was again airborne for the three hour and fifty two minute flight to Edmonton. There were no Enroute magazines on either aircraft. Upon boarding each flight, and also on the return flights, we were given a ziplock plastic bag with 250 Mil of water, earbuds in small bag, sanitized in a small bottle, and a mask and some salty pretzels...that was it. The flight to Edmonton was normal, and upon arrival and baggage retrieval, I went to the Budget counter to pick up my reserved vehicle for the drive to Dawson Creek, a trip of about 600 kilometres. It was 11;00A.M. in Alberta. My vehicle was a new Hyundai Kona, with 22 kilometres on the dial, and a full tank of gas.
I stopped in Devon, 22 km from the airport, where I met a lady friend for lunch, then drove to Dawson Creek, with two brief stops along the way...one at Tim Horton's, the other an A and W. I arrived at Dawson at 6;30 P.M., they being one hour later than Alberta.
The week in the Peace River area including Ft. St John was to visit family, and look into estate issues.
I spent some time with one brother overlooking the controversial "Site C", hydro dam project on the Peace River just south of Ft St John.
I drove back to Edmonton Airport on July 27, and returned the car to Budget with 1620 new kilometres, or, just over 1000 miles on it.
The following morning, I departed Edmonton at 08;30, one stop and plane change in Calgary then on to Ottawa, another 1890 air miles. The same routines were followed, no food, or service, but two problems...at Calgary we waited over ten minutes at the gate for an Air Canada agent to meet us
(the captain came on and told us that it was illegal to disembark without an agent present). On arrival at Ottawa, we waited over ten minutes before the flight could move up to the gate...again, no crew to direct us in . All in all, a very good trip.
At this time, I have made no plans for travel, but will do so if and when Thailand opens for tourists from North America, (Canada) and Europe. I would like to go there for December and January. Thailand hopes to open in October for such travel.
