From a temporary Olympian
Aug. 14th, 2023 04:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
edelsont … though my temporary abode is, more precisely, in Lacey, WA.
My planning and execution of this trip have not been, shall I say, error-free. But not all the errors are mine, and I’m not beating myself up over the ones that are.
I have a rental car during this longest stay of the overall trip. But I’m not sure that I’ll take it very far out of town. Maybe this phase will be more of “retreat” than a classical “vacation”.
I am having insights. For example: I have long known that strangers talk to one another at table in Amtrak dining cars, to an extent quite remarkable, considering how little Americans do that in most settings. But on this trip, I think I have deepened my understanding as to how this almost magical thing happens while riding the rails.
Long-distance train travel, even with a roomette, requires a good deal of adaptation: how to do very ordinary activities in very limited space. However, this seems to be the sort of challenge that I can enjoy meeting.
I hope y’all are having a good time on your own journeys (physical or otherwise).
My planning and execution of this trip have not been, shall I say, error-free. But not all the errors are mine, and I’m not beating myself up over the ones that are.
I have a rental car during this longest stay of the overall trip. But I’m not sure that I’ll take it very far out of town. Maybe this phase will be more of “retreat” than a classical “vacation”.
I am having insights. For example: I have long known that strangers talk to one another at table in Amtrak dining cars, to an extent quite remarkable, considering how little Americans do that in most settings. But on this trip, I think I have deepened my understanding as to how this almost magical thing happens while riding the rails.
Long-distance train travel, even with a roomette, requires a good deal of adaptation: how to do very ordinary activities in very limited space. However, this seems to be the sort of challenge that I can enjoy meeting.
I hope y’all are having a good time on your own journeys (physical or otherwise).
my question
Date: 2023-08-21 02:07 pm (UTC)“Long-distance train travel, even with a roomette, requires a good deal of adaptation: how to do very ordinary activities in very limited space.”
Re: my question
Date: 2023-08-21 06:51 pm (UTC)I have “unscreened” it, so it is now visible to all.
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