petrea_mitchell | Mental meanderings

Something about the winter months always gets me busy making hypothetical travel plans. Occasionally they turn into real travel plans.

Lately, for instance:

Looking at Seattle-area attractions to maybe go see before or after the Seattle Worldcon. Which got me thinking about how what I really want to see up in Washington is the Museum of Glass, which is actually in Tacoma. But Tacoma is where Enfilade! is held these days. And the museum turns out to be right next to where a lot of bus routes come together. Including the one that goes past the Enfliade! hotel. So if we're getting there the day before the con starts, I can go see the museum in the morning and get back in time for the first session.
Looking at LA and Anaheim-area attractions in anticipation of the 2026 Worldcon in Anaheim. I think I may have to make a big list like I did for DC.
Checking out Montreal-area attractions in case the Montreal Worldcon bid wins, which seems pretty likely with the other declared bid having announced it's moving to a later year. Oh, hello, Canada's biggest railway museum, you are a likely target!
Seeing if it is possible to get from here to Exploding Whale Memorial Park entirely by train and bus. Answer: yes, but not easily. The simplest way would be to take Amtrak down to Eugene, stay overnight, then take a bus that runs from the Amtrak station out to Florence, then a local bus which gets one to within about half a mile of the park. It would be possible to get to Florence, spend a few hours, and then get back to Eugene the same day. It is technically also possible to get back to Portland on Amtrak the same day, but that might be a bit much.