November 3rd
We left the hotel by 07:30. in the Uber car that David had ordered in order to arrive at Rovos Rail by 8 am so as to see the museum before boarding the train. Once there we were left for 90 minutes, at least, doing nothing before we discovered that the museum was in fact very near by, and then we explored it by ourselves. A musical duet had meanwhile performed jn the gardens.
It was after 10 before we were taken to the station, where we met the eponymous Mr Rohan Vos, the owner, of the company. The boys were delighted to have their photo taken with him. He then gave us a tour of his workshops which converted old carriages to upmarket restored versions . He gave us lots of details about the problems of running the company.
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Then we boarded about 12.30. We did a little bit of unpacking before heading to the observation deck for a while before lunch at one. This was a very pleasant meal and we went back to the observation deck for a coffee afterwards. Then back to the cabin, it was called "Clivia" (it is a variety of South African flower), to finish the unpacking in a very limited space. This was followed by a light tea towards the rear of the train. More conversation on the observation deck before changing for dinner. Then a cocktail before dinner. It was a very long walk from one end of the train to the other, very pleasant , and I was glad to retire by 10 o’clock , to write the diary and hope for a good night sleep.
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