For most people, I suspect that going to work at 5-6 am, doesn't allow for much free time in the morning. Naturally, I have to be different. I need time for the two C's - Coffee and Computer.
A shower, some sort of breakfast, and time for other necessities, means that I can't just roll out of bed, and head off to work. My roll out of bed time has been between 2:30 and 3:30, allowing me time to sort of stay within a routine that I like to keep. The uncomfortable part, is crawling out of a warm bed a little more than half way through the night. There's usually a good side to most everything, and with the above, that good side is getting off work early.
Such has been the case the last 4 days, as training to be a bus driver here at the Grand Canyon continues. One more day tomorrow, then I start work on Saturday, the first day of Memorial Weekend. Talk about going from the frying pan into the fire! Our trainer pulled me aside this morning, and asked if I wanted tomorrow off. At first, I was a little confused, but he then explained that he thought I was ready for the fire, and if I wanted, I didn't have to come in tomorrow. I thanked him for his vote of confidence, but asked for all of the training I could get, before facing huge crowds on Saturday.
I've driven buses in Skagway, Alaska and in Glacier National Park, but have never gone through intense training like the last 4 days. This company has safety as the top priority, as it should be, but all of the other procedures and specific driving methods are very plainly spelled out. In other words, the gray area here is very small. Our trainer, and company safety officer, Gary Brown, has been superb, not only with his teaching skills, but also with his demeanor. A big part of this process is building confidence, and he has the personality and patience to do just that.
Tomorrow, we actually get to sleep in a little. We don't start until 7:45 am, will be done around noon, then we come back a little before sunset. The purpose is to watch how the buses clear all of the people away from the canyon walls, after the multitude of folks have viewed the very spectacular sunset that occurs here most every evening.
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