Day 5.5-6 7/22 and the overnighter
Well- the train was not dead in the slightest. Crammed with people to the point of having trouble finding a seat. I had commented to Mike’s stepfather that there was so much traffic on the freeway over to new haven despite the odd hour and relatively desolate stretch. He told me it was all traffic of people returning from their getaway place- somewhere north or on the ocean, presumably. I put two and two together and wondered if the train was jam-packed for the same reason.
Basically emptied the train in New York, but picked up an equivalent amount of people, and then I believe did the same in Philly, although I was admittedly more dozing by then. It was a little rocky first couple of hours, but I did actually settle in and sleep for a good while south of nyc. Occasionally woken up by a stop, but overall the sleep comes way easier than on a plan. Alert again on the outskirts of Richmond, va, so I moseyed down to the snack cart for a dunkin’ coffee (when in Rome) and a forgettable breakfast muffin.
The southern Virginia countryside ambled past and was pleasant, if uninteresting. Arrived in Newport News around 11:45, then transferred to a bus that rolled into just outside of downtown Norfolk on time, with a smiling LoPresti there to greet me. Grabbed lunch at a grilled cheese place downtown Norfolk, which was solid and the downtown seemed nice, then headed towards the outerbanks.
First stop was the Wright brothers national monument. I’d read david McCullough’s book on then this summer and it was interesting to see the spot where the first moments of aviation took place. We then drove over to the fort Raleigh which was allegedly the site of the lost colors of Roanoke. Not as impressive, but still kinda cool to see.
Drove down to our campsite at Oregon inlet and did a little beach time before heading back into town and getting some solid seafood and capped it off with a sunset at Jockey ridge state park. Huge dunes and lots of sand- reminded me of white sand national monument. A great first day on the outer banks.
First stop was the Wright brothers national monument. I’d read david McCullough’s book on then this summer and it was interesting to see the spot where the first moments of aviation took place. We then drove over to the fort Raleigh which was allegedly the site of the lost colors of Roanoke. Not as impressive, but still kinda cool to see.
Drove down to our campsite at Oregon inlet and did a little beach time before heading back into town and getting some solid seafood and capped it off with a sunset at Jockey ridge state park. Huge dunes and lots of sand- reminded me of white sand national monument. A great first day on the outer banks.
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