I started this blog for my father.
I brought my mother over here for her 70th birthday present. While I offered to also bring him, he elected to stay behind. This, as it turned out, was a blessing as he then had to deal with a series of catastrophes previously unseen in Vanstone legend. Truly I am thankful I wasnt in Australia at this time. We were meteor-is-gonna-hit-a-Vanstone type unlucky. He deserves all the presents he is getting and more as he dealt with a lot admirably. So I started this blog to keep him up to date with all the comings and goings his wife was up to.
Only problem is he has never read it.
God love him, by the time he writes my mother an email each night he is so stressed by the computer the last thing he wants to do is read this blog. So the blog transformed from this is what we did today to Nigel’s thoughts on various things while travelling.
So, given that he is not going to read this, at least until I can get the page up on his computer anyways, he will not know that we did today’s trip in his honour.
Dartmouth by steam train on a beautiful spring day.
Dad worked on steam trains when he left school and, like all boys of all ages worldwide, still loves his trains. They are hypnotically soothing and peaceful and there is something about them makes people standing on the side of the track wave at you. You will spend the afternoon waving if you ride a steam train.
And it was incredibly pleasant to ride along the tracks and take pictures of the amazing scenery. When i can get Flick’r to work I encourage you to look at the pics. It was incredibly beautiful.
Anyway Dad. You can do this next year when I bring you over for your 70th. Till then this is for you.
I love trains, too. Hope one day to do the Orient Express, the Rocky Mountaineer, and the TransSiberian Railway. Choo-choos! Bless ’em.
Hope your Dad realises how much you’ve sacrificed to bring him this blog … all that travel, sightseeing, excitement, friendship … what a trouper! LOL
Nigel,
Did I tell you my pop worked for the railway for decades? We all love trains too. We talked about so much when you were here, I can’t remember.
Anyway, pop has an entire two car garage filled with a train set covering 80% of the available space.
Wes
That is completely cool. Have to see that.