Today we went to Sunol to ride the steam train through Niles Canyon. It was the most magnificent day warm and sunny and perfect for a train ride. This was Eoin's first time ever on any type of train and boy was he excited.
We got him a conductor's hat just before we boarded and then Eoin had tons of fun running up and down the train. Once we got going he was reasonably good at sitting in his seat or staying in our arms in the open carriages. We managed to see cows, goats and sheep on the ride but still the most exciting thing next to the train tooting were the many airplanes over head. Everyone on board (all volunteers) were great about kids exploring the train. Eoin kept saying choo choo whenever we heard the steam engline blow it's whistle.
When it was time to leave Eoin got a little upset but then we headed across the street to the town 'salon' and had a steak dinner. The town of Sunol once had a dog called Bosco as mayor and the salon was called after him. Eoin had the time of his life watching all the motorbikes ride by and he even got to sit on a Harley (I didn't have my camera at the time but it was a funny sight - I told him that Grandma Sassy would nearly die if he ever rode a motorbike so he has been warned!).
As I write Eoin is getting ready for bed and he is saying choo choo. What a wonderful day!
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