Seattle to Los Angeles

Leaving Seattle with a beautiful sunrise

Usually January is when we take our 'get out of DC/Winter' vacation. This year because we knew we would be in Seattle for a longer time for Christmas and the 80th Birthday surprise we decided to tag on a few extra days and instead of flying somewhere far away, we stayed in country, but we still desired a little warmth and sun! (We got some warmth but left the sun in Seattle!)

The day after my mom's birthday, we caught the train from Seattle down to California. The train left about 9AM and arrived in Santa Barbara the following day around 6PM. We have taken long distance trains in Thailand/Malaysia as well as South Africa and we have wanted to take a slower journey like this in the US for some time. We also splurged (but not really much - it's really quite affordable to get a small compartment so we each had a bed to sleep in at night. This option also included all meals for the trip. The compartment was tight (there is a larger option) but from there we could look out the window and watch America go by.

Plane fuselages lined up on rail cars outside of Boeing Field

 

It was interesting to pass through Tacoma, our former hometown.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge