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Lisa's Travel Plans & BayCon
Apr. 25th, 2006 07:49 pmLisa looked at the cost of gasoline and the mileage that her Giant Orange Van gets, and asked me how much a round-trip roomette (standard bedroom) ticket on the Coast Starlight between Salem and San Jose would cost on the days around BayCon. According to the Amtrak web site, $493 (after National Association of Railroad Passengers discount).
"That's less than the cost of driving, given how much fuel the van burns," she said.
Her father agreed to pay the cost of an Amtrak ticket, and I called Amtrak and made the reservation. Lisa had seven days to take her and her father to the Salem train station and pay for the ticket.
( You'd think this would be simple, but no... )
Anyway, we eventually got Lisa's ticket paid for, and it should be in her hands soon. If all goes as expected (that is, if the Starlight is about as late as it lately has been, she should arrive in San Jose mid-afternoon on the Friday of BayCon, and we'll put her back on the train late Monday night (which does mean I'll miss the Dead Dog and BASFA meetings on the last night of BayCon, but such is life).
"That's less than the cost of driving, given how much fuel the van burns," she said.
Her father agreed to pay the cost of an Amtrak ticket, and I called Amtrak and made the reservation. Lisa had seven days to take her and her father to the Salem train station and pay for the ticket.
( You'd think this would be simple, but no... )
Anyway, we eventually got Lisa's ticket paid for, and it should be in her hands soon. If all goes as expected (that is, if the Starlight is about as late as it lately has been, she should arrive in San Jose mid-afternoon on the Friday of BayCon, and we'll put her back on the train late Monday night (which does mean I'll miss the Dead Dog and BASFA meetings on the last night of BayCon, but such is life).
