Hopefully This Gets Through

 Wednesday, October 14.

Just to get used to the new mouse, plus to pass the time, I am going to write today. We are unable to connect to the WIFI on the train and, I am unable to do the blog and save it for when and if the train ever does connect, so we have decided to scrap the idea of a Blog and only do that when off the train.

Today I will try and explain what has happened. We waited at home for the prearranged uber to arrive which we never came. We called for another and were soon on our way. Got to the station, had a burger and then to a waiting area. We only boarded about 30 minutes before departure. There are 30 cars on the train with two locomotives, one for pulling and the other for power to supply the electricity for all the train's needs. Our car is second to last, at the tail end. The next car is another car full of people in the same class as us. That that class is called "Prestige". I like everything about it except he name.

Our room is beyond tiny. It is microscopic! We knew it was going to be small, but this is ridiculous. Now, on the morning of the third day, we are beginning to get used to it!

The staff is wonderful but all are getting off  tonight in Winnipeg. That is their run, between Vancouver and Winnipeg.

The communication system of using an iPad or computer or iPhone is weird, everything gets screwed up and that is why we gave up trying to do a proper blog. The iPhone itself seems to work independently of the Train which is good news though.

Following are a few pictures of our journey so far.

Sorry Folks!

 Tuesday, October 13, Cloudy 5 C.

Dear Readers,

It would appear that due to the vastness of this great country of Canada that we call home, I will be unable to post a daily blog of our travels.

Unfortunately, the train has no dedicated WIFI that allows us to connect to the Internet. When we're on the rails outside of major cities, we appear to be as isolated as the early settlers were!

So, there MAY be no new posts until we get to Toronto on the 16th of October (fingers crossed).

Stay tuned though, you never know what may happen!

Doug and Fellette.

Finally : Adrift...

 Monday, October 12. Sunny, 15 15 C. Sunny. 

Well, the much anticipated day has arrived, we are now on the train we are joggling along at what seems like a decent pace to far distant Toronto.

Our cabin is nice, but very small and and I mean small! The morning went well and we were in anUber and away to the terminal around 11:20 We got to the train terminal at around 12:30. We had lunch and then to a waiting room and finally boarded.  It did not take us long to realize that we were going to get to this point in time like being on a Cruise ship that can take days/weeks to fully explore. I am confident we will work it out just fine.  Right now it is 3:50 and we are stopped, north of the Fraser but not yet to Mission.

My next challenge is to see when we have a wifi connection and see if I can get this feeble attempt to get a blog off while the train is parked and should be in wi-Fi range Also I have not located my mouse for the damn computer so I'm forced to navigate using the laptop trackpad 🙁

A view of the snack bar at the Vancouver Via Rail Station

Last Sleep Tonight...

Sunday, October 11, Clear and sunny, 16 C. Forecast

Well, we find ourselves once again packed up for a very short adventure but staying inside Canada this time, and I myself am as excited as if we were on a three month trip on a cruise ship, but those days have passed, sadly. We have previously enjoyed much longer trips by train and are up for one in our own country.

The class of cabin is the highest available, because at my/our age, a night's sleep is often interrupted. Besides Fellette deserves a bit of luxury and pampering I think! We are all packed up for 10 days away from home. In spite of the price for the cabin on the train, it is very tiny but the privacy service and amenities are hopefully, as promised. 

The scenery across Canada this time of the year should be wonderful and we have 'High Hopes but Low Expectations', that way we will hopefully not be disappointed.

Last sleep at home tonight.