Then about 8am Polly reminds me of the train ride we were going on today, Oh yeah, I'd forgotten. Sugar Express was our plan today. Ready before 9:45 meet at our friend Janes house, for a ride there.
5 of us got into the van and off we went for a train ride to Lake Placid and back today, with a 2 hour stop in Lake Placid.
Loading was easy, thanks to our driver Ed, dropped us right at the entrance to the train, then he parked. Had to sign a waiver on the boarding ticket, of course nobody wants to take responsibility or liability, big deal nowadays, never used to think about that, but now lawsuits are the norm if an accident occurs. I'm not going to think to hard about this and ruin a good day.
We loaded on the train, go to the furthest car back we were told, was a very nice car, comfortable seats, huge windows with the sun shining in made for a really good feeling as we sat and got to know the lady we were traveling with better. Darlene I think her name was, I'm never really sure nowadays, as so many new names as we get introduced to people often here.
We had lots to talk about as she was from Ontario, close to a friend's town we know of, and many experiences in Canada and the USA in her travel as we had. She had a cane, and getting up from the seat was difficult, but once she got walking she seemed fine.
We yaked it up pretty good on the way to Lake Placid, talking about what we saw out the window and our and her travel as she had been at it for about double what we had been. Lots of similarities, but her and her husband had a time where there rode motorcycle, that was something we never tried.
The day was warm, I took my jacket off, the sights to start were mostly sugar cane and small properties as we traveled, and farm equipment. Then as we passed Moore Haven we got to more trees, and cow pastures with small communities also along the way.
When we pulled into Lake Placid we deboarded, and went about looking for a restaurant as the map we had been given on the train showed 9 of them. To our surprise the first on our list was only a brewery, no food service, so out we went for another place. To our surprise many of the places on theap were closed, or if open were packed, one said come back in an hour 😲 Well we didn't have that much time to wait, so of course the ice cream shop has the next better option, and I'm always up for an ice cream cone.
Lunch was great in my opinion, and the lineup was much shorter. We sat outside, not talking as much now as we enjoyed our ice cream and looked at all that was going on in the farmers market there. Kids were out with their parents, and family fun was happening, first beautiful day for a week, been cold here till today.
After we finished Polly & Darlene shopped a bit in the clothing store, then we walked back, getting closer to the train we checked out a thrift store, many interesting things in there, I'm not a buyer, I went in,looked a bit, but outta there I went as Polly says whaddya think about this Brent? Looks nice Polly, up to you I say. Out I go. Not a very good shopper.
Clown College I session here After this we head back to the train with a short stop at the museum before we board. Once we get seated I realize I'm not going get through this without a snooze, so I move across the isle to an empty seat on the sanded side of the train, get my jacket behind my head and out I go for a few.
When I woke to the sight of the white 🕊️🕊️🕊️ birds along the irrigation ditches, and the turkey vulchers gliding in the breeze, was a beautiful day still, getting a little cooler as the day got later, 4pm now, halfway back, still a bit of bush and trees, water here and there. Was nice to just sit and look out the window as the scenes changed as we went.
I heard someone describe it as just a bunch of sugar cane fields when we got back, but I really saw much more. Bird's everywhere, and water all around us, mostly in irrigation ditches, some huge canals too. Moore Haven has a river that you can go from the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico on a boat.
It was peaceful, listening to others talk, some with southern accent, I really like hearing that, and others with laughter often, was just really nice to listen and look, and think how fortunate we were to enjoy this day. Even now as I write, I lay my head back and realize just how fortunate we are. All we could ask for and more here.
Yep was a really nice trip, getting to know Darlene, and seeing another place we had never been before, meeting others we hadn't met before, and just the best day.
Once back to Clewiston, we got the Royal treatment again, Ed pulled up close to where we off-loaded from the train, we got into the van and off we went home, dropped us off right in front of our trailer.
Yep a really nice day I say! We had leftovers for dinner, always something in the fridge here, then a bit of TV before bed. Perfect 👌
What more do ya want outta a day hey? Was really nice to just look out the window as we traveled, not to drive, I do like that when I get that opportunity. We will go on a cruise when we get to Yuma, out of Long Beach California, to Puerto Vallarta and back, I think I'll enjoy not being Skipper, just looking at passing shore's not having to pay attention to the operation of the ship 😁
Sure do love this Life ❤️
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