Failed weekend Plans to Niagara!

Well, it was a week long plan to go and spend a day around Niagara region to take a fast boat and helicopter ride and spend some time near the falls with friends. A Simple plan for someone staying nearby Toronto as it’s just around 2 hours to reach Niagara from here. But it remained simple just in the plan.

Along with my 3 other friends we decided to take on this plan ASAP and getting some cool 50% discount offers we were more exited to do it before the offer ends, so we were all set to hit the Niagara region that Saturday. But Weather Forecast had some other plans, it was a forecast of rain with heavy thunderstorms for both Saturday and Sunday and we had no other choice to postpone our plan to next week. But the disappointment came when we saw just some drizzling of rain which lasted just for around an hour on both days. Well we were cursing the forecast but can’t do anything about it rather than spend the weekend playing some games and visit a small picnic island nearby Toronto.

The next week we had few more friends planning to join because of the 50% discount which will save us around 100$ to do both the boat and helicopter ride we planned. We had to buy some lays packs to get some points to grab the discount. So the week went in collecting enough points and planning. Finally on Friday we had enough points for all of us and a plan to do it on Saturday.

But again one of our friends mentioned about forecast showing rains again on Saturday, oh No! Not again. After so much thoughts the plan was shifted to Sunday with no forecast of rain that day, but the tricky part is we had to be back in Toronto by 7 PM for a concert( AR Rahman’s Jai Ho Concert ) we had bought tickets a couple of weeks back and we don’t want to miss it. Though it seems possible it is not easy to reach back on time if we don’t have a car, so we planned to rent a car and do it. The plan was set Friday evening and everyone was ready to do it on Sunday after taking enough rest on Saturday.

Now again, we saw not much rain on Saturday, against the forecast, disappointed again. I guess from next time on we should be ignoring the forecast, but that would be the time its going to come true and drench us all. Well at least we can make it the next day. We had to rent the car by Saturday as there won’t be any rentals open on Sunday, but due to our miscalculated timings and miscommunications we were late by 2 hours to rent a car and everyone was closed. We just had one option but the price was too much. We had one car but not sufficient for 6 of us that was the reason we were looking for a rental 7 seater car. By this time the new persons who joined us were in double mind and were making other plans already for the next day. They decided to drop the rides and just spend time around the Niagara region. Also 3 more of our friends were also showing interest to join with their spouse and all of them had a car. Well, now at least the problem of transportation can be solved and we don’t need to rent a car any how. We, the original 4 were happy that we are going to make our boat and helicopter ride the next day which was in planning for a long time now.

By evening on Saturday more change of plans came. All the new people who showed interest went double minded and doubtful and with different plans of their own. After chatting, calling and coordinating for around 2 hours it was clear that everyone who joined us later backed out or in double mind. We four were left alone to decide on our own and we do not want to be dependent on others to make our decision. The rental option is ruled out for us as none of us have a license to drive here. After tracing the possible transit to reach there and return by 7 PM we found that it is still possible. But we had to leave home by 7 AM and return from Niagara by 3:30 PM. With the transit times of around 4 hours one way we just had around 4.5 hours at the location to take our tours, but still was possible. Well now it is up to us 4 to decide whether we have to go for it or drop it.

It could have been easier for us to postpone to a later date, but one among four of us was leaving back to India coming week and he was the one who was much interested in taking the helicopter ride and was so eager to do it. The other 3 of us had no problem to postpone it but we don’t want to disappoint him, so we were ok to go with it. The final decision was to be made by him for “go” or “no go”. Well, everything was happening through IM and Phone calls and he went out of reach for an hour. At last somehow I managed to get him on line and after thinking for a while and other possible work he could get that day he decided to drop it and just stick with the Concert for that day though he badly wanted to take the helicopter ride. Hmm well, at last at around 10 PM on Saturday we had to cancel our Niagara plan again for that weekend. We were at least happy that we can make to the concert on time.

The next day morning, bad news again, the concert got postponed. Oops now we don’t have enough time to start to Niagara, it was already 11 AM. All of us were down with disappointment. Well what can we do when things just don’t happen with whatever we try after our best inputs? So finally it was concluded that our plans still stay as plans and not knowing when it will be executed. Our friend who is traveling back is mostly going to miss the concert too along with the helicopter and boat ride, hope he comes back again to take the rides at least.

Though disappointed we decided to go to a movie and booked tickets online to make sure we do not get another disappointment of tickets getting soled out at the venue. 3 of us made it for the 6:30 show that day, almost the same time of the postponed concert. It was Toy Story 3 in 3D and finally we had some good time after 2 full days of disappointments. Thanks to Toy Story 3 makers who gave a cheerful end to our lifeless weekend.

But again the question comes to my mind, “When are we going to execute our Niagara plan which failed twice already?” , “Don’t worry, you will do it” is what I hear from my conscience!