tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post2730201235944816116..comments2023-11-24T17:22:49.598+11:00Comments on Sweet Wayfaring: RevisitingJoan Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-2315562492328105332012-08-11T21:11:36.323+10:002012-08-11T21:11:36.323+10:00I agree railway tracks are captivating.
I am su...I agree railway tracks are captivating. <br /><br />I am sure it was an important trip, Ian has spoken of it often over the years and was delighted at the opportunity to go back to that far flung part of the country again. It was the first time he had been back.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-29126488904767966382012-08-11T21:07:47.468+10:002012-08-11T21:07:47.468+10:00No he didn't find the hotel. Though he found ...No he didn't find the hotel. Though he found the photo of the one he thinks it was in the museum. It had burnt down in the intervening years.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-2652766552589726322012-08-11T21:06:05.752+10:002012-08-11T21:06:05.752+10:00They didn't exactly "disappear". Hi...They didn't exactly "disappear". His parents were all in on the plans for the trip. But nonetheless today you would be unlikely to let your kids do it. Now even if you did you would be expecting daily phone calls, and hourly facebook updates.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-84956433052999081332012-08-11T19:49:02.797+10:002012-08-11T19:49:02.797+10:00And did he find the hotel?
It's a nice story,...And did he find the hotel?<br /><br />It's a nice story, and my thoughts were almost the same as Winam's ... impossible nowadays for various reasons.Martinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771625000856319335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-6085002602853310242012-08-10T10:13:30.324+10:002012-08-10T10:13:30.324+10:00Times have changed, haven't they? Not just th...Times have changed, haven't they? Not just the railways, but the fact that if an eleven year old child 'disappeared' for an adventure for a few days, you'd be sending the police after them.Winamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065947445339036623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139161043677921966.post-45678614198651664462012-08-10T07:09:04.077+10:002012-08-10T07:09:04.077+10:00There's something captivating about disused ra...There's something captivating about disused railway tracks .... In another time these tracks were an important link in travel to far-flung places but sadly like this one ... too expensive to repair and most probably little need for it.<br />That's quite an adventure for two young lads heading off alone but obviously they survived to tell the story and I'm sure remember it with much delight.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.com