It was overcast and cloudy when we said goodbye to our lovely little San Francisco Airbnb.... the train was going to be on time - damn it! so no Chloe's Cafe croissant french toast covered in strawberries for us this morning. Our little apartment was down the right side of the house and round the... Continue Reading →
Because the train was late picking us up, we were also late getting into the lovely historic town of Truckee. We had a small debacle renting our car, but then we were on our way to the picturesque Lake Tahoe. I have been here once before on a trip I did about 25 years ago... Continue Reading →
Up at the crack to get to the hot springs pool as the doors are opening. I wish I'd taken a photo because this ⬇️ was how it looked this morning, but I was so eager to get in I forgot to take a photo (I know... can't you believe it?) It was absolutely glorious. The... Continue Reading →
So, we said goodbye to Denver and boarded the train to Glenwood Springs. We were waiting for the engine to be attached to the train, and they didn't appear to be any sort of hurry, so we had about an hour just sitting at the platform - lucky we got up so early! Because there... Continue Reading →
I love train travel and have always wanted to travel through/across the USA via locomotive... So from Niagara we taxi'ed back to Buffalo to catch the midnight train to - not Georgia, but Chicago. It was due at midnight, but this train is notoriously late, so we didn't end up boarding until 1.30am. We were... Continue Reading →
We had quite a few questions about the falls throughout the day... 1. How much water goes over each second?2. How many people have jumped in and gone over?3. How many visitors come to NF each year?4. Where does the water come from?5. Where does the water go? So as soon as we found a... Continue Reading →
Well not really - we're going to Niagara Falls - that's if I can get my shit together! I'm usually pretty good at organising stuff, but something has come over me this trip and I keep getting things wrong - I have to tell you it's an odd feeling that I'm not enjoying. So I... Continue Reading →