Category: Trains

  • Amtrak, Pelicans, Savannah & Wildlife

    Amtrak, Pelicans, Savannah & Wildlife

    With our camper van in Florida and us in North Carolina, good friend Jim Thompson agreed to go on a quick trip with me to bring the van home. That allowed Beth to continue helping the Zebracorns, our favorite high school robotics team. Amtrak’s Silver Star offered overnight service from Cary, NC to St Petersburg,…

  • Training in Baltimore

    Training in Baltimore

    With the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad museum only a short distance away, we walked up past Camden Yards to ride the first mile of commercial railroad in the country. The roundhouse, which was severely damaged in a 2003 hurricane, has been restored and houses a unique collection of historical engines. Being carless, we appreciate the…

  • Check out Day

    Check out Day

    Saturday is check out day at the condo Don & Donna Bartlett loaned us, so we got up and were on the road by 9. We were going to head to Gardiner ME, to meet cousins Randy and Linda at noon and follow them to the Haskell camp on Damariscotta Lake for lunch and possible…