If only it had worked out that way.
We only had a one hour layover in Sacramento, and we used the time to eat and make a few phone calls. Unfortunately the person making boarding calls sounded like the nanny on Muppet Babies ("waa waa waa waa"). Thus, we looked up just in time to see our bus pull away ON TIME. Can you believe it? A Greyhound left on time for once, and we missed it.
There were no other buses that were going to stop in Truckee until the morning, but the nice lady behind the desk worked her magic, and wahlah (how do you spell that?), she had the last bus to Reno stopping in Truckee for us! The bonus was that we didn't have to pay for another ticket. The downside was that we had to sit there for 4 hours bored to tears.
By the time we left, it felt like we had been there for days, but we were just happy to get on a bus (which, of course, did not leave on time).
We arrived in Truckee around 9pm and were picked up by Mark's relatives, Jim and Jan, who live on Lake Tahoe. We had tried to connect with them when we hiked through here before, but it hadn't worked out. We were excited to get to meet/know them a bit.
We spent the whole next day with them. They showed us around the area, and we enjoyed some great meals on their deck overlookong the lake. We also really enjoyed hearing about their adventures. They are two of the most active people we know; they are constantly hiking up mountains, kayaking, running, swimming, or playing tennis. They have also been into windsurfing! They asked tons of quwstions about our hike, and we had fun sharing our stories and expanding on what we've journaled about.
We were really thankful for their hospitality, generosity, and enthusiasm, and look forward to connecting with them again in the future!
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