Maturity Journal - June 2021 Issue

Maturity Journal
Yesterdays Remembered
All Aboard!
All my life I have wanted to take
a long trip on a train. While visiting
me recently, my niece announced
that her church friends were going to
take a trip to Grand Canyon on an
Amtrak. I quickly announced that I
wanted to go, and her response was
quick! “Put your money where your
mouth is!” I took the phone number
and signed up for the trip that afternoon.
The date for our departure was
about a month away, so I had plenty
of time to prepare.
I had lived in San Diego for
20 years, so I was familiar with the
weather, high deserts, and other
by Cora Alyce Seaman,
the author of
several novels
weather phenomenon. But I will
have to say that this trip sure took
me by surprise.
We drove to St. Louis, where we
boarded the first train, only to disembark
and re-board one in Kansas
City. We were to ride this train all the
way to Flagstaff, Arizona. Imagine
my surprise when I saw my first
‘room’! It was made up and ready for
me to go to bed, and there was exactly
8 inches between the edge of my
bed and the wall that held the sink I
was to use to brush my teeth in and
wash my face. I could hardly stand
upright as I edged myself around the
corner to the bathroom that had a
functioning toilet and a shower overhead.
I didn’t
try to use the
shower, but it
dripped into my dry clothing while I
used the toilet!
Riding the train is an unusual
experience. Remember, it is running
on a track so it is constantly sort of
“rolling” side to side as it moves. I
sometimes use a cane when I walk
since I feel unsure of my footing, and
I have a horrible fear of falling. So,
even with a cane, I still felt unsure
when I stood up on this moving
vehicle!
We walked down a VERY narrow
aisle to another car where we
could have a meal. That aisle was
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