I haven't written a lot about my adventures in Australia, mainly because I got quite tired of retelling everything again and again. It's been a couple of months so I'm ready to revisit my trip.
On our last day in Melbourne we went on a day trip that took us up into the
Yarra Valley & Dandenong Range. It was a lovely ride up there from downtown Melbourne. Of course our day started off waiting for the wrong bus, but eventually we found the right one. There were a couple ladies from Australia on our tour and they were hilarious. They take these trips often and knew the tour guide, I do wish I could remember their names, but they did add some humor to the day!
One of the days activities was to ride
Puffing Billy, a steam train that is currently run entirely by volunteers. It was about a 20 minute ride and the scenery was beautiful. There were open carriages and as you can see from the picture below everyone was leaning out taking pictures.
I sat on the side with my legs hanging out just enjoying the ride and the company of the two Australian ladies. This train has been around for a very long time and it's something that they'd taken their kids on when they were little. And funny enough my Aunt who lived in Australia growing up has never ridden on Puffing Billy! So I can say I've done something she hasn't in her homeland! :-)
