Chicago to Portland in May

[Dakota 400]

I hope you will sleep better the second night (I always do).

I do as well. Too much sensory overload that first night, I think.

 

[Dakota 400]

Worst was getting into and out of sleeping clothes.

Quite right! I usually stop struggling and open the door while keeping the curtain closed. That provides a little bit more room for my feet and being able to move around some.

 

[Bob Dylan]

Quite right! I usually stop struggling and open the door while keeping the curtain closed. That provides a little bit more room for my feet and being able to move around some.

Ditto.

 

[DiamondEd]

Second night we created more room by getting our bag out of the room. My wife knew the drill how to get upstairs and that worked better, so her night went much better. Problem for both of us was the thin mattresses, we don't rest well on harder surfaces.

The train got to Portland just 8 minutes behind, and all of our connections the whole way went as planned. Drove back to Portland and flew home from PDX. An enjoyable trip.

 

[flitcraft]

It sounds like you had a good trip, notwithstanding the hard beds. I know what you're talking about, since I'm currently avoiding hip replacement and find hard surfaces tough to sleep on. I take a couple of Aleve before bed, and that sometimes helps.