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bigmacbear) wrote2023-06-13 11:59 pm
bigmacbear) wrote2023-06-13 11:59 pm
Milwaukee-Chicago Train Trip Day 1 of 7
TUESDAY
We caught a Lyft to Everett Station around 4:30 PM, checked our bags and waited outside for the train since the weather was nice. The train arrived right on time, about five minutes to six, and we were shown to our roomette on the left (north) side of the train. A small slip of paper was left on the seat to inform us of our dinner reservation at 6:30. We were seated with a lady from Seattle close to our own ages, and a younger lady from San Francisco, both heading for Minneapolis. We both had shrimp for an appetizer and cheesecake for dessert; Gary chose chicken for his entrée and I had salmon. The food was rather good considering the constraints of en-route cooking. I had a glass of Cabernet and some water with my meal; Gary stuck with ginger ale. We had a pleasant conversation with our table-mates as we passed Gold Bar, Index, and Skykomish.
After dinner we returned to our room, and Gary soon fell asleep in his seat as we traveled through the long tunnel under Stevens Pass. I got a few pictures during the descent into Leavenworth, our first station stop. At Wenatchee, the next stop, I took the opportunity to stretch my legs and take pictures. Our car attendant offered to take my picture with the train and I gladly accepted. The sun began to set shortly after we left Wenatchee, around nine.
About quarter to ten, Gary left to get snacks from the dining car, and while he was there, the attendant made up our bunks for the night. Gary took the top bunk for two good reasons: he's lighter than me by about fifty pounds, and the electric outlet for my CPAP is on the bottom bunk. He went upstairs as soon as he returned to the room and was soon fast asleep. I set up my machine, stripped to underwear and socks, finished my journaling for the day and had lights out by 10:30. I slept fitfully as the random motion of the train jolted me around.
We caught a Lyft to Everett Station around 4:30 PM, checked our bags and waited outside for the train since the weather was nice. The train arrived right on time, about five minutes to six, and we were shown to our roomette on the left (north) side of the train. A small slip of paper was left on the seat to inform us of our dinner reservation at 6:30. We were seated with a lady from Seattle close to our own ages, and a younger lady from San Francisco, both heading for Minneapolis. We both had shrimp for an appetizer and cheesecake for dessert; Gary chose chicken for his entrée and I had salmon. The food was rather good considering the constraints of en-route cooking. I had a glass of Cabernet and some water with my meal; Gary stuck with ginger ale. We had a pleasant conversation with our table-mates as we passed Gold Bar, Index, and Skykomish.
After dinner we returned to our room, and Gary soon fell asleep in his seat as we traveled through the long tunnel under Stevens Pass. I got a few pictures during the descent into Leavenworth, our first station stop. At Wenatchee, the next stop, I took the opportunity to stretch my legs and take pictures. Our car attendant offered to take my picture with the train and I gladly accepted. The sun began to set shortly after we left Wenatchee, around nine.
About quarter to ten, Gary left to get snacks from the dining car, and while he was there, the attendant made up our bunks for the night. Gary took the top bunk for two good reasons: he's lighter than me by about fifty pounds, and the electric outlet for my CPAP is on the bottom bunk. He went upstairs as soon as he returned to the room and was soon fast asleep. I set up my machine, stripped to underwear and socks, finished my journaling for the day and had lights out by 10:30. I slept fitfully as the random motion of the train jolted me around.