January 1, 2013…Happy New Year everyone! We were up at 5:00 a.m. this morning to catch the train to San Diego for the first leg of our journey. Needless to say, our New Year’s Eve celebration was minimal because of our crack of dawn departure. We did manage to get out for dinner at our favorite Ciopinot restaurant. For those of you who have been to our San Luis (SLO) home/bed and breakfast, you will recognize the name, as we take all guests here. It was delightful as usual.
So, this morning after saying our good-byes to Lucy, our beloved cat, and giving her specific instructions not to tear the house up while we are away, we were on our way. I am writing this as we are pulling into the LA train station.
The train left exactly on time at 6:55 a.m., much to our surprise. Our train travel experiences in California have not been the equivalent of our experiences in Switzerland, where things always run on time…like clockwork, really. But, today, Amtrak is getting off to a good start. As we pull into the LA train station, we are actually ahead of schedule. Maybe we are in Switzerland after all!.
As many of you know, the train ride between SLO and LA is quite spectacular, as you are in view of the ocean for a large part of the ride. Because of our early departure, we happened to be riding along as the sun was coming up. The colors were amazing. Just beautiful! A small girl in our car traveling with her family to the Santa Barbara zoo looked out the window and said “This is a magical train”. Maybe she is right….maybe.
We plan to meet our friend Gene and his daughter Carrie in San Diego later today. They will be on the ship with us through the Panama Canal. They are great travelers. So, it should be a fun time.
Just so everyone knows, Mike is already planning the next trip. We’ll keep you posted.
Travel With Betsy 
January 3, 2013 at 11:51 pm |
I respectfully request that the next trip take place during summer months. I do not care about the deals. I have a rich husband
January 4, 2013 at 11:59 pm |
Gene says he is happy to plan a trip in the summer. We are talking about it right now. He is also diappointed that you are not interested in the deals. LOL!