Wow. Wow, Wow what more can I say. The trip on The Savannahlander Train was
absolutely wonderful. The driver was
very informative with a sense of humour as well and made the trip so enjoyable
with his anecdotes as well as his immense
knowledge of the train as well as the countryside we were traveling through. There was a seat next to the driver that we
could all take a turn at sitting in which made us feel like we were actually
driving the train, also a great vantage spot for photos along the way. When we
stopped for morning tea the driver and his co driver set up a table with a tin
of biscuits and Coffee, Tea as well as Bonox which was served in red plastic
mugs that we got to keep. There is a
whole other story just on the mugs. Then when morning tea was finished the
driver backed the train up so we could take a video as he came through the
cutting and then backed the train up again so we could all take still photos. I
am sure everyone got some great photos, I certainly did. The story with the
mugs is, that you can go onto the web site for the Savannahlander and log
pictures that you take with the mug in different and spectacular places. They already have a picture of the mug in
Antarctica so that is a bit different. I may take mine on the River Cruise next
year and pose it next to a Castle, how good would that be.???? Our lunch was at The Einsaleigh Pub which is
where we got off the train and the rest of the passengers, after lunch,
continued their journey on to Cairns. We had a choice of Wraps, Ham &
Salad, Chicken & Salad or just salad which was rung through to the pub by
the co-driver and was waiting for us when we arrived. Also a nice slice of homemade
cake…yummy. Before lunch we
wandered approx. 500metres to the
Copperfield Gorge, spectacular and would
have loved to have had enough time to climb down to where there was a sandy
beach. A bus took us back to Forsayth
where we spent an afternoon fossicking around the town and countryside to see
what we could find. First was an old
mine then it was over to the Airport where The Flying Doctor had his plane
sitting on the tarmac while he visited the local Hospital. Dinner was also a highlight of our day. We went to The Goldfields Tavern in Forsayth
for a counter tea with the only item on the Menu being fish & chips (which
I must say were very, very nice) Some interesting things that we noted were.
- · Wine served in a little (piccolo) bottle
- · Kids in school uniform behind the bar serving
- · Plastic Plates with our dinner on them
- · Dusty, gritty Tables
- · Smokers just behind an open brick wall
- · Plastic Beer glass for my Shandy
- · Publican with no shoes
The only thing I can say is “what an absolutely out of this
world atmosphere” it was extremely laid back and very friendly. We got talking
to a couple from Maryborough that came up here to fossick for Gold. Apparently there was a man in the Hotel that
found a 7oz nugget today and there was an excitement around him. I also met a girl by the name of Liz and we
are going around to her place tomorrow morning to have a look at Agates and Thunder
Eggs that she has collected. The
majority of people here in this town are fossickers and we appear to be the
only tourists.
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