A special day we had planned. Regretted not doing it last time, so it was a must today.
We woke to a surprise.......fog, however it cleared by 8 am and off to the station. Already a crowd there, we had booked, so collected our tickets, with information book and souvenir enamel mug ready for our morning tea. There were 3 carriages, the first is best for view & worst for comfort as the engine is under it. We were in number 3 and it was a rocky ride, quite noisy and a very interesting and clear commentary about history, type of trees, bird and animal life, how the wet season affects them, etc. We stopped at Black Bull Siding for morning tea. The 2 crew set out tea, coffee, milk & sugar, then we walked to the step of the train where there was an urn of boiling water. The were very delectable Danish Pastries provided. We arrived in Croydon at 1.15 and walked to the Hotel for lunch then sat around or went wandering around the town until 3pm when a beautiful Coach with aircon picked us up for the 1&1/2 hr drive back to Normanton. )We had been to Croydon last time & had visited all the tourist spots at that time.) It does travel a LOTfaster than the train!
The couple we had lunch with, were staying at the same caravan park so we all went to the restaurant there for tea together. Again, very nice friendly folk.
Like Christopher Robin I say, “ Thank you God for another lovely day, and what was the other thing I was supposed to say?”
This was our last day in Nornanton.
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