Australia - Taieri Gorge Railway
February 17th, 2008Our group worshiped this morning at the First Church of Otago (Presbyterian). This is always an enjoyable experience as their former pastor (now working at the church’s head office) studied under John Howard Yoder and had a deep appreciation for Anabaptist theology.
This afternoon we enjoyed the 4 hour train ride on the Taieri Gorge Railway. This is the longest tourist railway in New Zealand and travels along the banks of the Taieri River, through numerous tunnels, across over a dozen viaducts and climbs along the Taieri Gorge.
Henry and Mary Dueck said the ride through the gorge is a wonderful experience and has some similarities to the White Pass in the Yukon. Other tour members deemed it “one of the highlights of the tour” (Willi Vogt) and “Spectacular” (Bernadine Mast). A wonderful way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
~ Wilmer Martin.
