The ferry was equally impressive as before, only a much larger and nicer ship. The car queuing system is most impressive and loading/unloading is very quick.
We had until 4:00pm to drop the rental car off, at the train station, and our train didn't depart until 5:45pm.
Our GPS took us through the armpit of Vancouver, not scenic at all, very industrial. We must have had at least 50 sets of red traffic lights between the ferry and train, and that's probably conservative!
The Amtrak train is a double-decker, we sit up top and it's very comfortable. Wide seats, plenty of leg room, and hardly any passengers.
Our train was delayed due to mechanical problems, they even mentioned "contingency plans" over the loudpeaker which we know from experience is a bus ride.
We actually cleared US customs & immigration before boarding the train. However, the train stops at the border and guys with guns boarded and checked the entire train over and looked at passports again. This didn't take long and they were friendly as well as efficient. Much better than any airport experience.
Tonight we are staying in Everett and tomorrow we get another rental car.
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