My Dream Trip On Amtrak
Dean's Dream Trip Those of you who know me know that I always lived a very active lifestyle and one of the things that I loved to do was travel. The last trip I took was in September 2013. I started a new position, was taking care of someone who was ill and moved into a new place. All of that activity led me to November of 2014 where my life totally changed. So here I am in 2017....4 surgeries later, a back brace, cane and a spine full of titanium! I haven't worked in over two years (a first since I was 16) and living on monthly disability checks which amounts to a fraction of what I usually make in a month. I've been saving my pennies over the last year to enable me to do something to lift my spirits. Once I received the OK to travel, I decided to fulfill a lifelong dream...... For as long as I remember, I've always wanted to travel cross-county on the train, in a sleeper car. I had the money, but never had the time. I was always in a rush to get to my desti