April 15, Sunday
Can’t believe I’m getting ready to leave Rockhampton! Laundry to do! Suitcases to pack! But, not before the ultimate in English
dining, roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, etc., etc., etc. with three rowing families and their
children. Thank you to Ian and Zoe
Hetherington for your kindness and hospitality.
Gorgeous house on a local historic property. Loved all of your camaderie most of all. Thank you very much!Then there was the ride to the train station. Good Bye John. You were a terrific host. Everyone loves you in this place! Not bad for the scrawny, curly-haired kid who dipped his first oar in Quidi Vidi Lake - after the dye job in our backyard that turned your hair an unusual carrot color. It was supposed to be for good luck. Well, I guess it was...Mr. Smyth!
See you on Skype and at our family reunion in the Muskokas
in 2014. Love you bunches. Mom
Overnight on 'The Sunlander' and the Rails to Reef journey - a 1700km train ride to Australia's 'tropical north'. A first class cruise on wheels indulging in the Golden Era of Grand Train Travel for 24 wonderful hours!