There have been some major delays, one of which led me to just abandon the whole train concept and take the ferry over to the godforsaken island for Stephen to pick me up. On the other hand, yesterday morning there was the most adorable pug in a pet carrier, and he was sleeping with his little pink tongue hanging out. It doesn’t quite make up for the hours of delay… but it did take the edge off.
Also, the people that I encountered on the ferry fiasco were so amazingly nice. When I asked “how much is the ferry”, a complete stranger offered to buy my ticket if I didn’t have enough money (I did). Then, out of nowhere, ANOTHER kind stranger bought tickets for BOTH of us. We gave one of the aforementioned strangers a ride home from the godforsaken island over to Emeryville. It was also really beautiful watching the sun go down behind the city and the stormclouds beyond. Like the pug, it didn’t quite make up for the long delay… but it took the edge off.