West Coast Wilderness Railway (WCWR)

Before leaving Strahan, we went on the WCWR. We had to book this way before we left home, having no idea whether it would be good or not!

Well it was good - phew!
The trip was on a beautifully restored heritage train. The interior of each carriage was fashioned from a native wood - our carriage ‘Teepookana’ was crafted using sassafras wood, which was a beautiful pale colour. There was a thoughtful and informative commentary, which we actually wanted to listen to!

The train wound its way at a leisurely pace, along the banks of Macquarie Harbour, and through temperate rain forest. The track was built to service the copper mining industry, back in the day. The track and train were restored in the early 2000s, and it now attracts people like us, bringing much needed employment and business to Strahan (as did the cruise yesterday).

We were seated opposite a Brummie couple, whose holiday was even longer than ours! They started on a world cruise in January, leaving the ship at Sydney to do their own thing.

The return trip was a peaceful 3 hours, after which we had to hot foot it back to Shelia for another 3 hour (less peaceful) journey - to a middle of nowhere placed called ‘Wayatinah’, our next stopping point for two nights.Baca selengkapnya