TUESDAY 6TH MAY 2025 Our Amtrak train attendant woke us about half an hour before our San Antonio arrival. Bill and I had slept together on the bottom bunk of our bedroom compartment. Although snug, it's roomy enough for two, but, as usual when having an early call on your mind, it had been hard … Continue reading A Day in San Antonio: Riverwalk Adventures
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Having Fun at Santa Monica Pier, California
SATURDAY 3RD MAY 2025 The words of Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do" (is have some fun) rang in my head as we rode the Big Red Hop On Hop Off Bus down Santa Monica Boulevard. We were headed to the famous pier, known as the end point of Route 66. Sunny California? Don't believe … Continue reading Having Fun at Santa Monica Pier, California
Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2025 One would imagine that sleeping to the background noise of a train's horn and clanging of road gate barriers would be impossible, but that did not bother us at all. That, and the rocking, is part of the joy of train travel. Plus I was running a low temperature so was … Continue reading Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
The Reluctant Retiree 