James and I went on an adventure yesterday. We did the Metrolink. He had been asking for this for some time. He went to bed on Friday saying that he's so so excited, he won't be able to sleep. Two minutes later, he was snoring.
We took the gold line to Union Station. There we bought day passes from a machine, $10/ apiece. We got on the Orange County train at 8:50am.
It's a double decker. James calls it a triple decker, but really the seats between the first and second floor don't count as separate deck.
The train was spacious and started out uncrowded. It's different from the gold line. You can eat and drink and there are even some seats with a
table. We picked up some passengers along the way, but was still very comfortable.
We got off at the San Juan Capistrano stop. It was a party. Retired folks greeted those deboarding and there well scrubbed people gathered in their beach best. The weather was great. It was sunny and warm, but not hot, and there was a nice breeze.
We went to Mission, and overpaid. We paid $14.00, and stayed about 30 minutes. It felt like a rip off, because it was. There was even a functioning church that was open to the public. The chapel was occupied by some private affair.
We stayed down there for about an hour and a half, and then got on the returning train. Union Station was hot and crowded, but it felt like home.
