We both had a restless night due to our concern for our delayed schedule, and also the noise of the railway workers as they cleaned car windows and performed other services @ about 2:30 am (PDT) when we stopped in Kamloops, British Columbia.
When we awoke and finally got up, we learned that we’d made up [...]

Not much to report today. After a harrowing night aboard our berths dealing with the constant rocking of the train, we awoke to partly cloudy skies and sunshine.  We passed through Ontario province during the night and maybe all of Saskatchewan province, but it’s difficult to tell where you are.  We have a map, but [...]

We slept much better last night; probably due to smoother and straighter rails. I awoke at 5:30 am (local time – CDT) and decided to get up and shower and get ready for the day. Mom followed shortly afterward.

We had an early breakfast so we could take advantage of the lack of crowds in the [...]

This is being written on Day 18, but won’t be posted until we complete our trip because there is no Internet access on the train.

We were up early (6:00 am) so we could walk to the train station rather than use a taxi (when we walked yesterday we discovered that the station was only three [...]

Mom’s turn again: We spent the whole day walking, walking and more walking. My feet and legs are so tired, I don’t think three days on the train are going to give me enough rest, but I am ready to see.
Toronto is a big, busy, eclectic city and after spending the whole day walking in [...]

The chauffeur is back but has been replaced.  Remember the Greyhound Bus Line ad “Take the bus and leave the driving to us!”?  Well, we took the train (Canada Rail) and left the driving to someone else for only the second day since Sept. 15th, and it was wonderful.  My feet were even asking me [...]

Our vacation is nearing the end but we still have the train trip to look forward to. And believe me, we are looking forward to it. Dad is tired of driving and we are both tired of walking. I am tired of trying to find a place to eat that both satisfies our appetite but [...]

A rude awakening this morning at about 4:00 am!  We thought we were the only guests in the motel, but some French-Canadian men were housed in rooms just down the hall from us.  They arrived back from some where in the middle of the night and decided to have a conversation in the hallway.  I [...]

Sorry this is a day late, but we had no internet access last night.
Day 13 wasn’t a bad day considering the crummy weather(the first of our trip).
We began with a delicious breakfast cooked by our hostess at the B&B.  We had fresh diced fruit, fresh orange juice, and french toast smothered with apple slices; pure [...]

It’s me again. Dad is tired. He does all the driving and I do all the hopping in and out of the car, and he gets tired! Oh well, guess it is just cuz I am so much younger than him!
We are in a new B&B tonight, and I made a mistake in the reservation. [...]