Trains to Wangaratta

'The Rural City of Wangaratta is located in Victoria, Australia and lies 235 kilometres north east of the capital city of Melbourne and 647km south of Sydney, New South Wales. The Rural City of Wangaratta is widely recognised as a municipality that offers a premier provincial lifestyle. The region is famous for world class wine and gourmet food. It is the gateway to Victoria's major ski fields. With its spectacular scenery, the region is viewed by tourists as the 'hub' from which to explore North East Victoria and Southern New South Wales.'

I'm in the process of booking a train from Sydney to Wangaratta for next Saturday 18th. Mark will pick me up from here so that I can join he and Kim and the kids for the camping trip. They actually started their holiday today.

It costs $61.38 to travel by train from Sydney to Wangaratta and takes over 8 hours. I suspect I have to change trains. It's not easy travelling between states by rail here, because each state developed its own rail system without any reference to the others. Not only do they not link up, but the tracks are different guages.

I've just booked my flight from Ballina (nearest airport to Byron Bay) to Sydney for next Friday. I'm travelling with Rex (Regional Express) for the first time. It was the cheapest fare. I'll get into Sydney for midday, which suits me very well. I want to go to the Sydney Aquarium on Friday afternoon.

So, here I am on my first day in Byron Bay making arrangements to leave! That's the nature of travelling - one does have to think ahead.

I remember the blog I wrote on the day I was leaving Otley, when I was planning a trip to the Lebanon for next year. I said that on this trip I would practice being in the moment. I actually haven't had to practice much at all. I've found it very easy to be in the present! This is something new for me: enjoying the moment and feeling happy with whatever it produces.