Fri Oct 14, 2:00 pm: Downtown Lafayette
14 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
After lunch we wandered around downtown Lafayette for a bit. Very little looked familiar. Even Julie's flower shop had moved to a new location.
Then Russell went for a bike ride while I worked onBaca lagi
Fri Oct 14, 7:00 pm: Dinner at Home
14 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
After a long day of sightseeing (us) and grinding through academia (Patricia & Stuart) we returned to the house for a dinner of leftovers from Bistro 501 (the portions were HUGE) augmented with a fewBaca lagi
Sat Oct 15, 12:00 pm: Farmers Market
15 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 48 °F
The next morning we were up at the crack of noon to head down to the farmer's market. Patricia had a monster dinner planned for this evening, so we had several rounds of shopping to do.
Russell had aBaca lagi
Sat Oct 15, 3:30 pm: Chinatown
15 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
While W. Lafayette does not have a real Chinatown, it turns out that they now have a really good Chinese market. It's not as big as the ones in the Bay Area, but it is really well stocked for itsBaca lagi
Sat Oct 15, 8:00 pm: Meatball dinner
15 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
Patricia organized an amazing dinner that was so reminiscent of ones we would have 30 years ago. Not only did she invite all the old familiar faces (or at least those who are still in town) she gaveBaca lagi
Sun Oct 16, 2:00 pm: Zionsville
16 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
The next day, we headed down to Zionsville which is an extremely quaint small town/suburb of Indianapolis, and we ate lunch. I got biscuits and gravy which I guess is the midwest/southern version ofBaca lagi
Sun Oct 16, 9:00 pm: Last Supper
16 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 50 °F
After a bit more shopping, we headed home to finish up some of the leftovers from last night. We also did our best to make a dent in the wine supply Russell had laid in. Fortunately for our livers, weBaca lagi
Mon Oct 17, 11:30 am: Leaving Lafayette
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Patricia and Stuart had early morning meetings, so Russell and I took our own sweet time getting up and packed. We both tested for COVID (negative!) just to make sure we weren't asymptomatic spreadersBaca lagi
Mon Oct 17, 12:30 pm: Chicago Bound
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
Leg 9: W. Lafayette -> Chicago by car
The drive to Chicago was pretty at first and then a little frantic as Russell was trying to be both driver and director of windmill photography. Then, as we gotBaca lagi
Mon Oct 17, 3:00 pm: Allllll Aboard!
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
Leg 10:: Chicago -> Portland
Boarding was a bit of a snafu, but no big deal really. We just had to walk the length of the train because we were originally told to board in the front, but we areBaca lagi
Mon Oct 17, 4:45 pm: Milwaukee
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
The last two times I was in this station, I was stopping or starting from here, so it feels a little weird to just be traveling through.
We are running 10 minutes late and we are less than 2 hoursBaca lagi
Mon Oct 17, 6:00 pm: Columbus
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 37 °F
We had a brief stop in Columbus, WI. Which is not to be confused with Columbus, OH. Or Columbus, IN. Or Columbus, NY. Does EVERY state have a Columbus in it???
Mon Oct 17, 6:30 pm: Dinner
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 36 °F
For dinner I had the steak. It's just so hard to not order that, because you know it's going to be good. They have a coconut encrusted shrimp appetizer that is also a safe choice.
Mon Oct 17, 8:00 pm: Ready for bed
17 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
After dinner, I had the attendant make up the bed. Since this room is designed for 2 people, there are two sets of bedding, so I used both blankets. And I added a wool shawl I had brought with me asBaca lagi
Tue Oct 18, 8:00 am: Sunrise breakfast
18 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 23 °F
As I slept, we went through the rest of Wisconsin and all of Minnesota. When I woke up at sunrise, we were in Rugby, ND and my phone said it was 14 deg outside. I felt pretty warm and toasty in myBaca lagi
Tue Oct 19, 9:00 am: Minot, ND
18 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 25 °F
Shortly after I got back from breakfast, they announced that the next stop was Minot, ND and we would be there for about 45 minutes. It was 23 deg in the town, which made for a brisk walk, in moreBaca lagi
Tue Oct 18, 12:30 pm: Lunch
18 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
I met a couple who got stranded on the wrong side of that freight train at Minot and they confirmed that they were quite worried for those 5 minutes. I'm glad I was on the station side of that trainBaca lagi
Tue Oct 18, 5:00 pm: Havre, MT
18 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We stopped for another rest break in Havre, MT and it was 72 deg outside, which was like a 45 deg swing from Minot in the morning. We didn't have long at this station, so we couldn't go far from theBaca lagi
Tue Oct 18, 6:30 pm: Sunset dinner
18 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 66 °F
I headed into dinner at just about sunset. The Rocky Mountains can be seen in the distance, but we will pass through them in the dark.
This time I decided to try the vegetarian pasta for dinner andBaca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 5:30 am: Spokane, WA
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 39 °F
Right before I went to bed, we got stuck behind a broken down freight train again. It wasn't clear how long we waited there. Once we got going, they tried to make up time by going as fast as possible,Baca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 5:45 am: Train separation
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 39 °F
The process to decouple the trains works as follows:
1. Manually disconnect the first engine and drive it off.
2. Manually disconnect power and water from two cars in the middle of the train.
3.Baca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 6:00 am: New engine
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ 🌙 39 °F
Once the front half of the train had driven off, they had to add a new exterior door to the front of the new train so that passengers wouldn't try to walk from the lounge car into the engine.
ThenBaca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 7:30 am: Sunrise
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
After all that excitement, it was impossible to go back to sleep. As I was getting dressed (which involves a bit of flexibility in such a confined space we were passing a lake so I got to see the sunBaca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 9:00 am: Breakfast
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Since the dining car disappeared with the other half of our train, we got our choice of the breakfast offerings in the Snack Car. It wasn't as yummy (or as nicely presented) as the dining carBaca lagi
Weds Oct 19, 9:15 am: Pasco, WA
19 Oktober 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Pasco was our last "fresh air break" before Portland, which means it's our last chance to get off the train and walk around. I kind of forgot that until we had been in the station a while, so I onlyBaca lagi






























































































