Amtrak and John McPhee

I went to Davis today, on the Amtrak train at half past nine. The Berkeley Amtrak station is nothing more than a park bench under an overpass (the address is officially "third street under university avenue").

Saw John McPhee at the University House. Unfortunately they didn't have nearly enough room for everyone who arrived. He's a very friendly man and it turns out he's buddies with William Least Heat Moon.