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Monday we docked in Melbourne at 8 AM. We booked the Puffing Billy & Countryside 4 hour tour, so were off the ship at 8:45 AM. We boarded a bus and traveled about 1 hour into the Sherbrooke Forest to ride the Puffing Billy Steam Train. The ride took us through a eucalypt forest The ground was covered with tree ferns. It was very pretty, but not as lush as I expected coming from Northern California. Australia is in the middle of a drought and it was late summer. |
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It’s a tradition to hang your feet out of the windows of this narrow gage train and most riders did. |
| After our ride, our driver took us to the top of the mountain for a view of the city. It was pretty hazy. We walked around and spent time in the English tea garden. |
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We had an excellent guide and driver and between the two of them, we were thoroughly entertained. One thing we found out was there is a fierce rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. Each thinks they are better than the other. They are very different and even though we liked them both, we preferred Sydney because it was more modern and up to date. |
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