Sometimes things just work out. After getting on the train this morning wondering how I was going to get on with this adventure, I reminded myself that it is all about the adventure. I have nowhere to go and plenty of time to get there. Plans get disrupted or change or even completely blown away. And that is ok.
I spent some time of the train ride down looking at possible options from cars to vans to trucks and none of them seemed adventurous enough. However, I do have a solid reliable plan now to get me places I need to be (more on that later. I don't want to spoil the surprise. Or lack of one). I had a lovely breakfast on Amtrak. Three egg omelet with roasted potatoes and fresh fruit. It was a little pricey but I had a voucher for $6 off a meal so I used it and it made the price reasonable. Amtrak has you sit with other people and I sat with a lovely couple that could have passed for Mr. and Mrs. Claus. Of course, they both knew it and played along with the staff in the car. After that, it was more sitting and watching the countryside go by until lunch. After lunch was more watching the countryside go by. Amtrak has outlets so I could recharge my phone multiple times as I was looking for other modes of transportation back to Sacramento.
Eventually, I arrived at San Luis Obispo and Meet Mr. and Mrs. Menzo. Both apologized about the van and to make it up offered to show me around town and to take me to dinner. It was such a wonderful time spent with strangers. We ended up talking for several hours until I told them that I needed to get a place to stay. They offered to drive me to the hostel in town where I am currently writing this out. They were such a fantastic couple and I couldn't have asked for a day that started badly to turn out pretty darn fantastic. I had such a great time with them I may just come back to visit them!
San Luis Obispo (SLO) is a nice little town. I'm probably saying this because they had Marsh Street. I might be biased but that is the best street in town as far as I am concerned. There are more adventures to be had and I'm still excited about what is going on to happen next on this trip!