We took our last leg of the trip to Texas by train. We began the morning by a quick walk to the train station from our overnight in Chicago. As first class passengers with a cabin we were walked to our train first. The train left at 1:52pm for a 1:17am arrival in Texas. Our cabin had a chair and a couch that folded into a double bunk bed. As we left we got to see Chicago from train. A different sight than from boat, plane, walking, or car. We passed under this open train br

After the Sparkling Star arrived at her home port, we started the process of selling her. We spent about 10 days moving off our...