21 June 2013 It's our 37th anniversary. Train to New York 450 miles to our final destination. We have enjoyed this holiday so much we have met some lovely people. Arrived at the beacon hotel after 10 hours phew ;( went to a gay bar called the candle and we got a rainbow guide to … Continue reading American rail holiday – 7
20 June 2013 Breakfast on the train then bus to Niagra. Great rooms again then a quick freshen up before a walk to the waters edge. Wow that water can move. Further down the mighty American falls. In the distance the Canadian horseshoe falls. We decided to go over the rainbow bridge to Canada. Got … Continue reading American rail holiday – 6
17 June 2013 We're touring the Rocky Mountain national park today. Saw elk and some moose. Great scenery. Mountains with snow still there. Altitudes of nearly 12000 ft. The air is very thin and makes you feel short of breath. We say goodbye to scenery like this and are heading for Denver to catch the … Continue reading American rail holiday – 5
14 June 2013 A lie in this morning we catch the steam train to Silverton. What an amazing journey hugging the rocks and trees, the smell of the train takes me back to my childhood. This 1880s steam train meanders the waterfalls, majestic peaks of the Colorado rockies and the white waters of the animas … Continue reading American rail holiday – 4
11 June 2013 Nice trip to the Hoover Dam. What a fantastic achievement although 9\11 has a lot to answer for.... We had to offload all our luggage in a hotel room 5 miles away as no luggage was allowed on the dam in case of it being explosive. Then on to Route 66 we … Continue reading American rail holiday – 3
American adventure 2013 - chapter 2 8 June 2013 (he didn't by the way).Travelled to Oakland to catch train to Merced we travelled on the double motorway bridge that collapsed in the earthquake of 1989 its nearly 2 miles long and we were on the lower deck. the train was a double decker Amtrak. Very … Continue reading American rail holiday – 2
American adventure 2013 - Chapter 1 5 June 2013 Up at 7am then underground to Heathrow. Found booking extra leg room is the best way to travel on Virgin. Well done Mikey standard Virgin would have been hell. We had a 10 hour good flight over Greenland and Canada seeing total Arctic landscapes down through … Continue reading American rail holiday – 1
BEFORE CARAVANS AND NARROWBOATS American adventure 2013 - Prologue Great Rail Journeys- Trans American rail tour How lucky can two people be? 4 June 2013 We had a great journey to London (the original train was cancelled) but because mike is so organised and always gets us there early we caught an earlier train. Went … Continue reading American rail holiday – Prologue
