South Bay Train Ride from Sunnyvale to Palo Alto:January 6th, 2010

Our first trek of the New Year was an exciting expedition on the train. Our class met at the Sunnyvale Cal-Train Station. Teacher Anne distributed tickets and train whistles as we waited on the platform for our train to arrive. We said "Good Morning" to Rocky Raccoon and sang train songs with him while we waited. The train roared into the station and we boarded a double-decker car. It was such fun to choose a seat! Some Trekkers sat upstairs and some sat downstairs. Some chose seats that traveled forward and some sat in seats that offered a backward view of the world whizzing by. Everyone had fun blowing the new train whistles. I even saw some nostalgic smiles on faces of the regular train commuters. We arrived at our destination, California Avenue and walked through the beautiful Ocean Tunnel on our way to Bowden Park. We saw painted sharks, seahorse, fish and an octopus. There was time for some fun on the park playground before snack. After reading many train stories and singing a few rounds of "I've Been working on the Railroad", we hiked back through the tunnel to board the return train to Sunnyvale Station. It was a very special day with our Tiny Treks friends.