May 31st 1981
Once again, a reasonably comfortable night – the Caddy seats are certainly comfortable, though I could do with an extra […]
transport – rail
November 22nd 1981
In order to catch the train, leaving at 7, we had to be at a nearby hotel to catch a
November 25th 1981
I had intended to combine an account of today’s adventures with yesterday’s, since all we did today was sit on
December 1st 1981
A treat for breakfast – café con leche in a vaguely posh restaurant in town, + then, as usual, descended
December 3rd 1981
Usual early awakening, but fortunately the train left at 7 for Puebla, so not too much sitting around. However, on
December 9th 1981
Not the best of train journeys, since getting on at night, all the seats were taken up by sprawling bodies.
December 30th 1981
“Five go-old rings” We were really very fortunate. The train arrived on time, + it seemed at first to be
January 22nd 1982
As requested, our friendly hotel manager rapped on our door at 6 am – the train left at 7, +
March 15th 1982
Crossing the continent today, taking the Americas’ first transcontinental railway to do it… even if it is only 50 miles.
April 28th 1982
Everyone had told Val she’d never be able to get me up at 6, so that we could catch the
October 3rd 1983
Today we went up to Kuranda on the scenic railway. It was a nice trip, but as usual with tourist
December 19th 1983
A travel day today, but one that went remarkably smoothly. We strolled down to the corner where we’d alighted from