General Chat

Allan - do you remember about a couple of years ago, you said you had sent me a package of flowers, but you only had a 1cent stamp and were too mean to buy any more?

As I told you then, they never arrived and I'm wondering if you might have seen them wilting somewhere when you crossed the Nullabor?

I love the account of your trip. If enough people see it, I can see the I.P. going out of business! Oh well, it only costs a fraction of the rail fare to fly - and only a fraction of the time, too.

Awaiting the next installment.

lol Berona. I thought that I recognised the bouquet when we alighted at Cook for 20 minutes or so :-D

Lol, thank you Allan. Have you never considered joining the writing group on here? :-D

Ann, I'm afraid that my scribblings are most basic in the extreme. I rely on sarcasm, irony, and a fair degree of self-deprecating humour. Not really suited to a responsible writing group

:-D

Now come on Ladies* hmm*.think we should all be saving our spending money .& then we can join Allan & his OH on our *there* next Dream holiday .i have £1.50.up to know .so what do you think ?? :-D xx
PS. hope you didnt forget to put toilet seat down know what you men are like :-D ;-)

lol Barbra

As I am about to sign off now for the night, could someone please keep this going for those in the various time zones/

I'l be back tomorrow at about 5.00 am (WA time)

Goodnight to all

Allan

LOL........... Allan a good time was had by all then, truly
a holiday of a lifetime.
Can't wait for the adventure to begin again. :-D

Emma x

Nudge :-)

Nudging up for the night shift

allan, who said anything about responsible???

Barbra, I've got 50p.

Hello Ann

If you could give me a link to the thread I'll give it some thought :-)

Now thats what i call a good start .50p Ann bless .how long are we saving for .make way for two of us at least :-D

Allan - our Govt. Railways dept. is extremely proud of it's Indian Pacific and Ghan trains. I hope none of their reps are reading this thread! They will be extremely upset.

As for your story. Have you been talking to wheelie bins on your morning walks again?

I am enjoying your story. Tell me, are you a travel writer?

Will check in again tomorrow (Sunday).

Might even renew my passport after reading about your adventures.

Oh dear, Berona.

Alas, you may have been duped. The operators of the Indian Pacific ( also the Ghan, Overlander etc) are Great Southern Rail, a private company, which has to hire the lines the trains run on.

Tessa, I'm not a travel writer, more of a fictional writer :-D Whether it is my writing which is fictional, or myself, remains to be seen.

I haven't yet completed my next chapter of this sorry saga but will do so asap

I stand corrected. However, I still think the owners might be upset. The commercials I have seen make it look luxurious. So it should be for the price - as compared to air travel.

I'm eagerly looking forward to the next chapter in the saga - as I have made that trip by sea a long time ago. It will be interesting to know how 'different' your trip may have been to mine.

Enjoying your travelogue, Allan...I am expecting a very dramatic and thrilling finale...hope you don't dissappoint us!

Maybe you could submit the finished product to Lon**y Pla**t for their next Australian edition??

Eagerly awaiting the next chapter, sounds like a trip we should all embark on :-D

Alas, the final chapter will be either Monday or Tuesday.

Too many domestic duties (and too may glasses of red) have prevented me from completing this sad saga of cut price travel :-(