In my mind, there is nothing better than a big, all-American breakfast. Most days. Some days, I just want my coffee & some fruit. What do you like to eat to start your day?
Riding the Rails
My previous experiences with U.S. train travel have left much to be desired. Crowded, subway-esque, frequently delayed, aging railcars hauling passengers up and down the Northeast Corridor between DC and Boston. Back east, the café car served warm canned beer & microwaved hamburgers; here they served chilled local Oregon wines & hummus. There washrooms are…
Wordless Wednesday – Summer Scenes
Seattle: Bainbridge Island
Located a short 35 minute ferry ride from Seattle is charming Bainbridge Island, Washington. In 1841, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes visited the Island while surveying the Northwest. Lt. Wilkes named the Island after Commodore William Bainbridge, commander of the frigate Constitution in the War of 1812. The island is part of the Kitsap Peninsula,…
Wordless Wednesday
Just one today. Grabbed this shot just as the sun sank below the horizon over Bellingham Bay as I rolled north toward the U.S.-Canadian border on the Amtrak Cascades train last Thursday.
