Walhalla

Another bit of my "Bucket List" was to ride the Walhalla Train. As a youngster at school our hiking club had a weekend around Walhalla, and the old train line was mooted for restoration.

A group of dedicated enthusiasts have restored the line to the Thomson River.

Alan & Alys drove down to Paul's, and with Mum in tow off we went.
Mum, Paul, Alan,Alison & Alys "all aboard".
This magic little line meanders along Stringers Creek to the junction with the Thomson River.

In its day it was considered one of Australia's greatest engineering feats.
Give or take a few there are 35 bridges on the line back to Erica.
Mum had a lovely day.
The town itself has undergone some careful & loving restoration.....
The "Three Stooges" ! ??
Judy & Peter (more of them shortly) had at one stage thought of buying this building to restore.

Windsor house is now a B & B, and in need of a little more TLC. Peter later told us that it went for $82,000 !!!!!! Hmm.
The Rotunda has been restored to it's former glory & was the entertainment centre of Walhalla in the late 1800's
You never know what you'll find as you walk along the main street. This looks like a lovely old Kombi.....
Looking down into the town it's hard to imagine 4500 people living in this area!
On the way out of town we stopped at the Thomson River bridge & walked out onto the rail bridge. There had been a land slide under one of the last bridges & the train couldn't get into the Thomson Station.
A beaut day was had & a great memory has been enhanced......