This post is part of a series called Dublin to outback Canada The Empire Builder pulled into the Seattle train station a good 6 hours late. Our connect bus to Vancouver had long gone. The bus was provided by AMTRAK – the American train people – so we weren’t stranded. All included in our ticket….
View More
This post is part of a series called Dublin to outback Canada The Empire Builder – our train from Chicago – continued its journey across the USA. The next leg was Spokane to Seattle – our destination. We’d made very slow progress overnight crossing Glacier National Park – huge snow falls. We were now running…
View More
This post is part of a series called Dublin to outback Canada Love train rides! We boarded the Empire Builder in Chicago on Boxing Day – destination Seattle. 2200 miles/3500 kms of fascinating, diverse scenery. The train crosses Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana and Washington State. Many, many miles of wide flat prairie land before…
View More
This post is part of a series called Dublin to outback Canada We were up early Boxing Day – flight to catch in Dublin. Chris and Frodo had been “volunteered” to drive us to the airport. The early bus from Newry wasn’t running – different schedule over Christmas. It was lovely to have some extra…
View More
Well, our house sit in Canada is coming to an end. It’s been an interesting time – the coldest Montreal winter in recorded history. We can hardly complain as our house has been warm and cozy and the local people friendly. Alexandra has taken us on a couple of outings since we got back from New York….
View More
