At the end of June, I’m going to visit my grandmother (born in 1929), who recently moved from Guam to a memory care facility in Oregon. I have never done this before, but I’m going to take Amtrak’s Empire Builder line both there and back.
In anticipation of a long train journey, I’m sort of kicking the tires of a bunch of things, including posting to this blog. I may end up making a travelogue (or not), at least I’d like to be sure that the tools are still working as intended.
I’m bringing a laptop, so have updated my Scrivener app, in case I want to work on my novel, or my screenplay, or poetry, or something heretofore unplanned. Maybe I’ll write a song?
I plan to bring my Nikon camera, a few eBooks, mostly from Standard eBooks, maybe a Handbrake-ripped film or 7 on a flash drive. I spent the extra money to purchase a sleeper room, but from what I’ve heard and read, there isn’t much space in it, nor a window. I anticipate I’ll bring a rolling suitcase, a backpack, perhaps a bag of food and snacks, even perhaps a bottle of wine, and nothing else. 2 pairs of shoes?
What should I bring that I’m not thinking of? Besides clothes, and things I would normally bring on a trip…
- Passport (just in case)
- binoculars
- a blanket
- Eye mask
- charging cables for phone/laptop/camera
- daypack?
