Monday started out with nothing on my calendar. But Sylvia called and said MOW had asked her to deliver meals on Wilmington Island because the regular driver had an emergency. She would do it if I could help her. So, of course, being the wonderful people that we are, we delivered 10 meals to seniors that lived down streets we hadn't been on before and didn't even know they were there.
Tuesday, I attended a AAA seminar about Viking Cruises. Since Allen and I are already signed up to go to a Rhine River cruise in October, they weren't going to sell me anything, but I thought the information would be helpful. It was OK, and it got me excited about being on the Rhine this fall.
Thursday, I spent the entire day getting ready to go. I did laundry, cleaned house, packed. My Amtrak train was scheduled to leave Savannah at 7:30. I got there early, and it was late. Of course. The train was crowded and I couldn't sleep very well. I had only purchased a business class ticket since the sleeper cars were three times the cost. When we got to Washington DC - it was Friday by then - the train emptied out and I could get a little more comfortable. I had almost two hours in Penn Station before I could get onto another train that would go west. I was finally able to pee and brush my teeth (not at the same time). When I boarded the Empire Express, there were no seats left! I stood for about 15 minutes on a moving train before a kind gentleman offered me his seat. He probably thought I was going to have a heart attack. That train didn't empty out until Hudson, but then I was able to relax a little for the final 4 hours to Rochester. You know what I've always said about Turtle Camp? I'm glad I did it, but I won't ever do it again. Same with railroad travel.
Saturday was the graduation party for Rachel Flynn in Syracuse. We drove there in theafternoon and were the first to arrive. It was very nice, and if anyone didn't get enough to eat, they only have themselves to blame.
Ishy and I drove to Niverville on Sunday to see Allen. We went right to his house to visit and have a swim in Kinderhook Lake. Since I'm used to a pool, it was nice to be in the cool waters of a lake, with waves and motor boats towing skiers. Then we went to the restaurant where he works for some very vert good burgers.
Ok, these photos are out of order, but believe me, it was the best I could do without my laptop. It was a struggle to get them loaded at all.
OK - so now I know about railroad travel!
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