Trip home

April 16-17, 2023

 

Happy Birthday to me… Happy Birthday to me…. Happy Birthday… happy 60th… Happy Birthday to me.

Little sad celebrating my birthday alone L  But it was my choice to do this on my birthday.  I do hear from family and friends.. but still…

Packing up, I went to pick something up from the floor, I get a sharp pain in my lower back L  On my 60th birthday.  Feeling old.  L

I throw things in my owner locker like a spare pair of sneakers, some clothes.  I take some photos to remind me what is inside.  I call luggage services and in a couple of minutes they pick up the owners locker.  I tip the guy $5. 

I look out at my balcony one final time.  Yes.. the view.

 

I am in contact with Virginia, as they are driving me back to the train station.

They wait with me till my train arrives.

Silver Meteor arriving Orlando Station.

 

 

 

 

Humm.. they usually have two diesel locomotives, We only have one today.  They have two incase one dies, they can switch to the other.  It’s a long haul to Washington DC where they switch to electric locomotive for the remainder of the trip to New York.

 

I board the train, my car is a old one, with a bowl in each roomette.  While still in the station, they invite us to lunch.  Sadly, currently the Silver Meteor has what they call flex dining.  Prepackaged food they just heat up and serve.  Not as good as the Star meals, more like airplane food, to keep you quiet.

Walking to the dining car, I see Virginia and Alan sitting, I try banging on the window, they don’t hear me.

I get meatballs with ziti.

 

 

 

 

Only thing to do… count the stops that takes me away from Orlando 

 

When we pass through Jacksonville at 5:43 pm, I try to climb up and rest.  When at Disney, I usually get leg cramps, but that goes away.  Whatever I did to my back, will stay with me for days.  It is really painful trying to climb up.  But at least I have a bowl in my room.

 

Savannah, Georgia 8:26 pm

 

Yemassee, SC 9:28 pm

 

Florence, SC 4/17/2023 @ 12:43 am

 

Breakfast is prepackaged cheese omelet, not bad, but not fresh.

 

 

 

 

Baltimore Penn Station 9:47 am

 

Wilmington, DE 10:39 am

 

Newark Penn Station, NJ 12:20 pm

 

NY Penn… welcome home… 12:45 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have a snack before calling car service in the lounge, yep… checked into the lounge.. went the wrong way again to the lounge J