Saturday, May 14, 2016

Day 1 - Riding the Rails!

The time has come for the team to travel to Montreal - early to rise to meet at the Aldershot train station at 8:20am ... 
Dan giving his first speech to the group

Soon it was off on the Via Rail train to Montreal (with a short stop in Toronto Union Station along the way).  The train was a really comfortable way to travel, with lots of leg room and the ability to move around a bit.  It was a great chance for the team to start to get to know each other!
Team BASEF Preparing to leave on Via Rail
 
Travelling by train,
and maybe getting some homework done too
 
Riding the rails!
 
Hayden watching the world go by

Once we arrived in Montreal, it was a bit drizzly, but not too wet.  We took a quick bus ride to the McGill campus, and after a bit of searching we found our residence hall and started to get settled in.

A quick dinner for the hungry team, and then back to our residence to do some practice presentations and take a look around our surroundings.  Unfortunately it started raining again, preventing our plan for a late night walk around the residence hall - something to leave for another day.

Practicing the presentations

Most of the team was ready get to bed early to get prepared for a busy day tomorrow - project setup, campus tours, and more practice!