Squeakz2001
Service Attendant
So my hubby and I got to the train station Friday morning at 2am for our 3 am departure. The train did not arrive until 6:42 am. Thats a lot of wasted sleep time! As soon as we boarded, the sleeper attendant put us in the dining car and told us he would get us when our room was ready. So we ate breakfast and watched the world go by. When we got to our car, it was made up for the day, so we put it down so I could attempt to sleep- which didnt happen. First time on Amtrak, ya know? We ended up pulling into Charlottesville, VA about 5 hours late, to meet the thurway bus which was waiting for us. In the pouring rain we got our bags and sat on the bus on its way to Richmond. We heard #97 was running only 10 minutes late, and we were glad because we were tired of waiting at stations. It ended up being around 40 minutes late, and we got on, our attendant, Lee, was fabulous. He had everything ready to go. This morning I woke up late and my hubby had already went to breakfast, so Lee brought breakfast to me, complete with a tablecloth. He was so sweet.
At the Kissimmee station, we got out of the train and saw our cab driver getting in a verbal fight with some other cab drivers. Apparently they thought he was there just to find someone and that he didnt have a 'real' fare. So when we told him that we were the 'real' fare, he said 'see! Here they are' and he loaded our stuff and left. He complained about getting into fights the whole way to the hotel and on average drove 15 mph over the speed limit.
This is going to be an interesting trip! Get back on 98 on Tuesday, cant wait!
At the Kissimmee station, we got out of the train and saw our cab driver getting in a verbal fight with some other cab drivers. Apparently they thought he was there just to find someone and that he didnt have a 'real' fare. So when we told him that we were the 'real' fare, he said 'see! Here they are' and he loaded our stuff and left. He complained about getting into fights the whole way to the hotel and on average drove 15 mph over the speed limit.
This is going to be an interesting trip! Get back on 98 on Tuesday, cant wait!