Rolling – on the Indian Pacific from inSYDnificant to PERfection

[JohnM]

And get back to ‘work’ ya bludger…

 

[craven morehead]

Lunch. Two hot offerings - both chicken dishes - WTF?

I opted for the prosciutto salad, which I did enjoy.

The Thing in the Box and the Thing in the Wrapper, as usual, went back to where that cr@p belongs. Patrick, the CSM, served me ‘bakery’ without asking. That’s OK - but back it went - I don’t do ‘bakery’.

Heirloom Coonawarra CS hit the spot.

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Heirloom Coonawarra CS hit the spot.
Just happened to have a carton of the same arrive at my place today
Dialing in for this TR

 

[JohnM]

Just S of where I’ll be on Thursday. Fairly clear now, but have just punched over a big chunk of cloud heading E.

 

[JohnM]

Heirloom Coonawarra CS hit the spot.
Just happened to have a carton of the same arrive at my place today
Dialing in for this TR

Hey mate, rolling might be a good way for you and Mrs CM to come visit us.

 

[JohnM]

On descent into inSYDnifigance…

 

[Matt_01]

@JohnM I seem to always have a chuckle when you start a new TR as your younger mate @Daver6 chimes in, I may have to head back to PER for another catch up

 

[craven morehead]

Hey mate, rolling might be a good way for you and Mrs CM to come visit us.

Always a possibility mate

 

[Daver6]

So much for people one was previously inclined to call a friend.

Once a pest, always a pest…

What's the common denominator here?

 

[Daver6]

@JohnM I seem to always have a chuckle when you start a new TR as your MUCH younger mate @Daver6 chimes in, I may have to head back to PER for another catch up

Fixed your missing word for you

 

[JohnM]

Where’s the ‘stomp on the pest’ button when it’s so desperately needed?

 

[Matt_01]

Fixed your missing word for you

Thanks, I knew I could rely on you to fix typos

 

[JohnM]

First glitch.




Maybe no material difference being mostly crossing suburban SYD - apart from no bar…

 

[CaptJCool]

Oh no , road trip through the Blue Mountains....

and you’ll probably miss the Zig Zag railway ....

 

[JohnM]

At SYD Central Station.

A delay on the incoming train meant the risk of missing very tight slots out of here, hence the Lithgow modification.

Commuter trains take precedence.

Once we check in, lunch and a bar service is provided here before we board the busses.

I don’t think that this disruption is unprecedented.

 

[RooFlyer]

Delay & adjustment explained, and quite reasonable. Unlike airlines' "Delay incoming [equipment] - deal with it"

 

[JohnM]

Checked in and tucking in…

 

[JohnM]

Journey Beyond has simply taken over the bar/resto at the station for a ‘private function’.

Quite polished - one reason I think this is not unprecedented.

 

[JohnM]

Oh no , road trip through the Blue Mountains....

and you’ll probably miss the Zig Zag railway ....

But would that be something the IP would travel on? The train will be about a kilometre long.

 

[JohnM]

I have been scanning the room for Naughty Group Operatives - but to no avail. I do know, however, that they are a sneaky lot.

All I see so far are Boring Group Sub-operatives - but I have been informed on more than one occasion that appearances can be deceptive…

Time will tell, as I prepare to run the gauntlet…

 

[JohnM]

They even have a (good) solo guitarist/singer in the Eternity bar/cafe - further evidence, to me, that this change is not highly unusual.