In the dark.
I rode the train from the Airport to City Center/Hotel in the dark. There are three lines available to ride ..... yellow, blue, and red. I was told that only red leaves the airport and to just get on a train. I did as I was told and the train said City Center and was red. About 1/4 of the way into my trip it switch to blue! The ole bait and switch. I scramble to figure out if I need to find a switch off place to reconnect with red. Then one person said it was ok that red and blue both go through the city center and had the exact same stops. Wow! Of course I had to trust this person and the train. It was completely dark and I had no idea where I was except for a town map given to me at the airport. Luckily it had the train lines and stops on it. Once we were within the boundaries of the map I could see each stop and we more confident. No worries. I got off one block away and walked to the hotel easy as cake. The train took about
40 minutes with distance and all the stops along the way.
This morning I decide to leave a bit early just in case of problems. I was think with backtracking I could get red or blue and get to the airport. This assumption seems to be true except blue might have detoured me a bit. The lady at the front desk said take red that says Airport on it. They come by every 10minutes or there abouts. This time I had to walk down one block but then over one since the tracks go the other direction from which I come in on but one block over. I was beginning to think both ticket machines were broke and would not take any form of currency until I realized you had to push a button and pick a ticket type then it would say give me your money. :) As luck would have it a blue train to Gresham and Yellow to the Expo center came by first. So the red was next and I got on at 7:00am. At about 7:30am I noticed outside it was still dark...maybe a small small bit of daylight trying to show. It was overcast....luckily it only rained yesterday morning.
My trained arrived at 7:40am almost on the dot and I got my bag check, shopped, and ate breakfast. I am sitting here in a southwest chair that looks like first class writing and waiting to board the plane. It is 8:45am EDST. I have a bit to wait since the plane leaves at 10am. Gwen and the kids will be picking me up at the airport. Yeah! I miss them dearly. The trip is 2hrs and 30 minutes in the air. They are in ABQ spending the night and swimming at the hotel with possibly a Zoo visit this morning before picking me up. :) I unsure what is in store when I arrive but I know that Big Tech-Texas game is on at about 5 or 6pm and I am hoping to watch it. Both undefeated and both rank high (6th and 1st respectively). It is time for Tech to show they belong. I hope they rise to the occasion.
The training has been great and my stay has been great. Look a Hawaiian Airline plane is taxiing to the runway for takeoff. I did not know there was such an airline. Interesting.
Well I love and miss my family. God willing the creek don't rise I will see them soon. I love them this muchhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! Elizabeth, Emily, and Gwen just keep smiling and save me a kiss and hug.
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