Spent the train day wandering alongside the Mississippi and other rivers, lakes, swamps etc. Saw many Sandhill Cranes and lots of deer. And one beaver. Finished up an audiobook while doing all of this wildlife viewing.
Most of the day spent wondering if I would make it to Chicago in time to make my connection to DC. I won’t. We almost had a chance, and then a drawbridge opened. Lost 20 minutes there. So, what’s to do but order chocolate tart for dessert. And take a nap. It’s 5:30 now and I suspect it will be another 2 hours to Chicago. And my train to DC leaves in about one hour. Amtrak will not hold a train an hour for me. Nor would I want it to.
Plan B is to bail on Amtrak, scuttle over to the Blue Train to the airport, find a hotel, find a flight out tomorrow, etc.
But first, let’s see what Amtrak has in mind.