Returning from Macomb
The Trip Home
I delight in hearing the song of a cardinal outside my window. It must be after 5 a.m. My alarm is set for 6 a.m. I hear Dorothee come upstairs at 6 a.m. She knocks on my door and says she’ll bring cofee up in a few minutes. She returns a few minutes later with the coffee on a tray. I shower and get dressed and finish packing up. Downstairs at about 6:35. We depart in Dororthee’s station wagon at about 6:40. It’s a gray and rainy morning but not too cold. Arrive at the Amtrak station. Dorothee hands me my breakfast in a blue bag and I go inside. Check in with the attendant who confirms my ticket. Train is dealyed a bit. Although scheduled to leave at 7:00 it does not pull into the station until about 7:15. While waiting for the train I read from the March issue of Wired magazine. About 10 or 15 people board the train in Macomb. I go to Business Class which is at the front of the train and get settled in. I’m enjoying the coffee Dorothee made for me from the Inselhaus stainless steel coffee mug she packed for me.
We stop in Galesburg to drop off and pick up passengers. I don’t notice anyone getting on or getting off, however, in business class. It’s raining pretty hard. Definitely spring — an April shower. I continue working on my laptop, staying up with this account of the journey, keeping up with Twitter, etc.
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So…what was for breakfast? you never say and I’m dying to know!!