All Aboard!

We braved the elements last Saturday to ride the Amtrak train from Durham to Cary. Round trip. A friend at work gave me this idea. Her other idea? Ride the Chapel Hill bus--totally free. Sometimes having a little boy is so easy. We're probably going to ride the bus this weekend, so stay tuned.


At the Durham train station.


Sam was slightly intimidated by the whole experience at first.


He's looking for cows. I kept telling him not to expect them but he somehow associated this train trip with going to the farm.


The swanky new Cary train station.


Bye-bye, train!


While we were in Cary, we found this charming pharmacy with a lunch counter. Sam thought it was so cool he forgot he's a picky eater and ate a half of a grilled cheese sandwich.


What do you do when the intimidating man behind the counter gives your son a huge serving of ice cream with sprinkles? You say "thank you."


Pretty darn excited.


Heading back to the Bull City.


A view of the state seal etched in the glass behind Sam. I thought these trains were pretty swanky.