•••caboose adventure
13. Wanda: “Is this some kind of refrigerator?”
Jip: “That’s an icebox. You put a block of ice in the top, and the food you want to keep cool goes in the bottom. And those are water tanks, Bobby Ray, one for washing and one for drinking.”
14.“We always had a pot of coffee going. We’d eat real well on some of those runs, too, getting fresh fruits and vegetables at the stops. The crew was happy when it was my turn to cook. I still make a great stew!”
09/26/08, final color images
illustrator: Bill Otersen
writer: Sarah Wagoner