The trip home on the Amtrak

We ate breakfast in a leisurely fashion because we knew we could get off at almost any time. We took our carryon bag and went to the dock to get our others. We strapped everything together and started across the street. We were accosted by several drivers but one was especially persistent. He kept coming down in price and finally we took his offer of $25 including tip to take us to Penn Station. Evelyn tried to get the driver to take us to Ground Zero, but he didn’t understand English. We got to Penn Station and I gave him a couple of dollars for himself since he was just the driver, not the one we had contracted with. It was a more pleasant drive since it was Sunday. We went to the waiting area because we had a 4 hour wait until we could board the train. I worked on the computer since they had Wifi and I could publish more pictures. I finally found a place to check the luggage for the remaining 3 hours. There were several soldiers carrying camouflage back packs. Since we had to buy our lunch, I offered to buy lunch for one of them. He had already eaten (it was nearly 1), so we went by ourselves. On our way out of the many restaurants lining the interior of the station, I saw another soldier, thanked him for serving and gave him $5 for his lunch. We finally boarded the train at 2 and left NYC at 2:15. We had what is called a room for our trip back. It had a wider bed and a personal shower, stool and sink. We still had Wifi so I continued posting. We had a 7 PM dinner setting so we ate after leaving the socialist capital of the world. The waitress was perky and jovial, but we had to eat with a nice black man who talked with his mouth full much of the time. We returned to our room and had the attendant convert it to sleeping quarters. In the process of our getting ready for bed, I closed my computer but neglected to remove the earplug I keep with me, cracking the screen. I will have to either have it replaced or buy a new computer. We were asleep by 10 for the rhythmic ride to Greenville. I have decided that the increased price of this room compared to the roomette we had going north is not worth the extra unless the ride will be more than 1 night.