Saturday 25 August through Friday 31 August 2007

Saturday August 25, 2007

12:00am - 2:00am
Uploaded pictures in the hostel lobby. I fell asleep while doing it.

2:00am - 9:00am
Zzzz

9:00am - 11:00am
Got up. I went to shower but there was some pig hogging the bathroom. He was a big bald old man who had all 4 shower stalls tied up with his clothes on the shower heads he wasn't using. He even had a sink tied up. He also kept farting and spitting and making disgusting noises so that all left him alone. I found the other shower on the other side of the hostel was much better and unused. We got dressed and checked out. We put our bags in the storage area then we et at Francos. We headed out at 11:00.

11:00am - 7:00pm
We toured San Francisco




































































































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7:00pm - 8:25pm
We went back to the hostel and got our bags. Then we had to walk out to Bay street with our luggage as the taxi companies were not answering their phones on the weekend day. We caught a cab and went to the Ferry building. We were told by the grump behind the counter that Amtrak was about 3 hours late or more due to a large truck getting stuck at a crossing north of San Luis Obispo and getting yanked out by a tow truck causing damage to the tracks. The train had to wait while repair crews fixed the tracks.

8:25pm - 9:00pm
We took the ambus to Emeryville station.

9:00pm - 11:59pm
We waited at the Emeryville station for our late train. We went across the walkway to the stripmall across the tracks and had some Seattles Best in the Borders before is closed at 10.

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12:00am
waiting in the Amtrak station at Emeryville for the Northbound Coast Starlight which is late...

2:00am - 8:00am
Zzzz

8:00am - 9:00am
Brekkus in the Diner

Arriving Dunsmuir, CA (DUN)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Dunsmuir, CA
(DUN)
5:04 am
26-AUG-07 9:05 am Arrived.

9:00am - 5:00pm
On train Number 14, the Coast Starlight.
Arriving Klamath Falls, OR (KFS)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Klamath Falls, OR
(KFS)
8:15 am
26-AUG-07 12:04 pm Arrived.

Arriving Chemult, OR (CMO)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Chemult, OR
(CMO)
9:40 am
26-AUG-07 1:39 pm Arrived.

4:55pm
Eugene Oregon

Arriving Eugene, OR (EUG)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Eugene, OR
(EUG)
12:44 pm
26-AUG-07 4:55 pm Arrived 4 hours and 11 minutes late.

We are now sitting here waiting on train Number 11.

Arriving Eugene, OR (EUG)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
11 Coast Starlight Eugene, OR
(EUG)
5:10 pm
26-AUG-07 (5:17 pm)
estimated Estimated arrival: 7 minutes late.

We Departed at 17:25

Arriving Albany, OR (ALY)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Albany, OR
(ALY)
1:30 pm
26-AUG-07 6:25 pm Arrived.



Arriving Salem, OR (SLM)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Salem, OR
(SLM)
2:03 pm
26-AUG-07 6:59 pm Arrived.

Arriving Portland, OR (PDX)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Portland, OR
(PDX)
3:40 pm
26-AUG-07 8:20 pm Arrived.

Arriving Seattle, WA (SEA)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Seattle, WA
(SEA)
8:45 pm (12:23 am)
estimated Estimated arrival: 3 hours and 38 minutes late.

Monday 27 August 2007

12:00am - 12:45am
I slept in an extra roomette. I awoke as we were coming into Seattle

Arriving Seattle, WA (SEA)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
14 Coast Starlight Seattle, WA
(SEA)
8:45 pm 12:43 am Arrived 3 hours and 58 minutes late.

12:45am - 1:00am
We came into Seattle. We took a cab to the Green Tortise hostel. We checked in and went to bed.

1:00am - 9:00am
Zzzzz

9:00am - 11:00am
We got up. Shook a tower. Then we et affles and eggs at the hostel.

11:00am - 10:00pm
We toured Seattle















































































































































10:00pm - 10:30pm
We came back to the hostel. We started changing and packing for tomorrow. Suyen talked to one of our roomates -- a lawyer from the UK.

10:30pm - 11:59pm
I went to the lobby area and got on the internets and started uploading pix and the video I finished editing last night.

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12:00am - 1:00am
We caught the red line back to the hostel

1:00am - 8:30am
Zzzz

8:30am - 10:00am
We awoke, showered and dressed. Then we went down for free continental brekkus in the hostel. Then we checked out of our room and checked our bags in storage. Then we headed out to Chicago.

10:00am - 1:00pm
We toured Chicago

1:00pm - 3:15pm
We checked our bags out of the Hostel. Then we started walking with our bags towards the train station. Thankfully, an empty cab finally came by and we got a ride to the station. We checked in and Suyen hurriedly got us something to eat before boarding the train.

3:15pm - 10:49pm
Departing: Chicago - Union Station, IL (CHI)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
3 Southwest Chief Chicago, IL
- Union Station
(CHI)
3:15 pm
31-AUG-07 3:15 pm Departed on time.

10:49pm - 11:59pm
Arriving Kansas City, MO (KCY)

Service Station Scheduled Actual/(Estimated) Status
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
3 Southwest Chief Kansas City, MO
(KCY)
10:11 pm
31-AUG-07 10:49 pm Arrived.
We arrived. Some bozo pulled his overstuffed bag in front of the door to the train making it impossible for the Amtrak person to open it. Then no one could get out due to the bag being in the way. I had to pull it out so people could get off. Then everyone crowed the elevator, so I had to carry our bags up the stairs. Mom and Dad picked us up at the door. We all went to YJ's for kawfee and we looked at the trip pix on the puter.

TMI

Stevo