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First steps into the Fediverse
Testing whether WordPress posts show up in Mastodon. I had one display, but hopefully the security software isn’t blocking. Let’s see!
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Nelson Bay
A relative’s wedding right in the middle of the spring school holidays ruined our chances for a decent break away. This was especially disappointing after being stuck at home with covid last holidays. All we could manage was three nights up at Nelson Bay to escape from a house that is also the office. I…
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Transport Heritage Expo 2022
I would have gone out of my way to avoid this Red Rattler suburban train when it was in operation, but here I am going out of my way to ride in one. It’s the Transport Heritage Expo at Sydney’s Central Station. There are stalls, an operational C32 steam locomotive and 86 class electric loco…
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Batemans Bay
A long weekend and B just wants to get out of the house. Having gone off on my own little adventures lately I can hardly refuse, but the accommodation is mostly either crappy motels or way too expensive. The only one we find is a three-star hotel at Batemans Bay. We drive down. I’m more…
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Return: Daylight XPT to Sydney
I’m on my way home. If this train is one time then it is less than one and a half hours until I get off this daylight XPT service from Melbourne to Sydney. Only it’s not daylight any longer. There is nothing to see out the window but blackness. I should have flown, had tickets…
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Daylight XPT to Melbourne
I have caught the train between Sydney and Melbourne many times before, even back to the Southern Aurora as a seven year old, but never have I ridden the day service between Australia’s largest cities. Today I changed that. My celebrations of composer John Williams’ 90th birthday continue with another concert by the Melbourne Symphony…
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Not so Smart
After spending the night on the apartment couch, while B and Alex had the queen bed, it is time to leave Canberra and begin our journey home. So as not to entirely waste a visit to the city, we first make a stop at the National Gallery of Australia. Alex wanted to revisit the War…
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A wet drive to Canberra
We sadly say farewell to our room at the Pan Pacific and its wonderful view and drag our luggage to the car. I miss the entrance to the freeway on my first attempt, but after chucking a “u-ey” the escape from Melbourne proceeds relatively smoothly. It’s raining fairly heavily once we are on the highway…
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Sarawak laksa and bak kut teh
Travel is a series of quests for us. They give it structure and purpose even if the quests themselves are no more than a MacGuffin. The theme running through our Melbourne trip has been Malaysian food and, on our final day, I wanted to ensure we tried some more interesting dishes. For me it was…
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Melbourne Zoo
I remember a number of outings to Melbourne Zoo as a child. I daresay a lot has changed since then. The zoo train sadly went during my childhood and today even the hints of tracks have disappeared. However, you can still catch a train to the zoo. After a breakfast at the outlet centre above…