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Dinner bears
Because Craige is now fully retired, he has a Transport Gold Card, which means he can travel all over the whole transport network in NSW, on all modes of transport, for the paltry sum of just AUD$2.50 per day. Yes - that includes long distance services, and ferries, buses, Metro, light rail, trains... everything! Pretty amazing.
So I was due to go to Kiama and back to Wollongong today, and Craige decided to come for a spin and enjoy the scenery as a passenger, knowing that I was at the controls.
But it took a turn for the better when I got to work, because a trainer wanted my whole trip to Kiama and back for his trainee. I still had to go to Wollongong, as my break was there, and afterwards, I had to take an entry train back to the yard at Eveleigh (and Craige could not ride a non-passenger service).
So it meant that I could actually travel in the passenger area WITH Craige, and just go to Wollongong, where I had an extended meal break, so Craige and I wandered up to Sushi Dami for a nice dinner and more chatting. Afterwards, we wandered back to the station, and I put Craige on the train back to Central (which was actually the train I would have been driving back from Kiama), and then waited another 12 minutes for MY empty train to turn up.
My shift started at 4.01pm, and it turned out to be a fun day!
Watch out... he's armed with chopsticks!
So I was due to go to Kiama and back to Wollongong today, and Craige decided to come for a spin and enjoy the scenery as a passenger, knowing that I was at the controls.
But it took a turn for the better when I got to work, because a trainer wanted my whole trip to Kiama and back for his trainee. I still had to go to Wollongong, as my break was there, and afterwards, I had to take an entry train back to the yard at Eveleigh (and Craige could not ride a non-passenger service).
So it meant that I could actually travel in the passenger area WITH Craige, and just go to Wollongong, where I had an extended meal break, so Craige and I wandered up to Sushi Dami for a nice dinner and more chatting. Afterwards, we wandered back to the station, and I put Craige on the train back to Central (which was actually the train I would have been driving back from Kiama), and then waited another 12 minutes for MY empty train to turn up.
My shift started at 4.01pm, and it turned out to be a fun day!
Watch out... he's armed with chopsticks!