Going home

Our scheduled train 

was due to arrive at 

03:30.

We were so proud of the boys, 

we woke them up at 3 am,

they got their own stuff together 

and we went to the hotel lobby

to board the shuttle.

The desk clerk told us

the train was running late

and would arrive at 5!

"Don't you have the app to get updates?"!!!!!

NO!

Lesson learned!

But, better to be early than late!

So, we trudged back up to our room and went back

to sleep!

After a few false alarms,

our train arrived at

7:15!

It was a pretty morning

and the cool air felt good as we waited.

We never thought about

trains running late.

Just as flying,

or any other form of travel,

one must learn to go with the flow!

The boys never complained

and we were just glad 

we were not driving ourselves!

Always an adventure

with these guys!

Here they come!

First things first.....!

Tired=pure silliness.

Never too early 

to break out the candy!

It was my birthday!

Couldn't think of a more

fun way to spend it!

The boys met some friends

from Arkansas.

Spent the entire day having fun with them.

There were some crazy's

but, for the most part 

our fellow passengers

were all very nice.

It was fun to sit and visit

and learn about 

why they were on the train!

New Mexico and Arizona 

were both very mountainous and pretty!

He snuck away

and I found him like this!

Sleep pic #5! 😴

Arriving to Dodge....

8 hours late!

But, we did sleep all night

which was nice!

He didn't mess around though,

sleep pic #6!

Even with delays,

this trip was fabulous.

The boys traveled by

train, shuttle, bus and taxi

for the first time.

All the boys 

saw the Grand Canyon

for the first time.

We had lots of time

to enjoy each other and not

think about
"normal" life.

Priceless!

love, the rockinryans