Turner and I slept in this morning. We got up around 9 went to breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast, we went to check out the Amtrak station. We found it about three blocks from the hotel. We checked the train schedule and were checking out a freight train that was sitting there with the engine running. I said to Turner, I wonder if they would mind if we took a spin. As we were laughing about that, the engineer leaned out the window to talk to us. It was noisy so he got down out of the train and came over. He told us all about why he was waiting (needed clearance from his dispatcher). He was taking the train to Connellsville. He told us all about his job. I told him that a cousin of mine in Kansas husband was an engineer but he was retired now. He said that he was smart to get out! Turner and I laughed about that later. A freight train went by while we were waiting and he pointed out the different types of freight cars.
We left the station walked down to the C&O Canal museum.
We decided not to do any bike riding today. I think 4 days of riding wore us out.
The museum is part of the National Park which maintains the bike trail and the canal itself. The museum was very interesting in describing life on the canal.
Above the museum is the Western Maryland Train Station. We went up to check it out. It was large and still in great shape. It is used for the scenic train rides. We went into the gift shop and talked to the clerk. She was very impressed with Turner. She marveled that someone his age could do that ride.
We walked down the towpath bike trail to see the canal boat replica and to see the beginning of the trail.
We decided that ice cream would be a good lunch so we had some!
We went back to the hotel to rest up for dinner. About 4:30, we walked to the Crabby Pig for dinner.
We sat outside to eat. I had ribs while Turner had a pulled pork sandwich. He said it was very good but not as good as Carver's in State College or his mother's! After he finished it, he ordered another one!
We walked up to see the Motorcycle exhibit in the historic district.
There were dozens of motorcycles parked on display. We saw several that we liked.
We noticed a dog that had one side of his face white and the other side black. We went over to see it. The lady said that he was only 16 weeks old. Turner petted him. He seemed like a nice dog.
We went back to the hotel for a lazy evening of reading and cartoon network!
Tomorrow we leave for home.
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