train to somewhere

When we met in the lobby in the morning, all the staff could provide us with was that the train would be travelling but they were not sure to where. We went to the railway station in Los Mochis with the people we had met the previous day, Deb and Pete and their lovely daughter Abby. Abby who is nearly 15 is extremely lucky to be travelling as she is with her parents. Would you believe they were from Melbourne.
The Copper canyon is a system of canyons 4 times the size of the Grand Canyon in the USA. The train goes through86 tunnels, some of which are a real test for claustrophobia as some are over a kilometre in length. The highest point is 2338 metres, so hiking uphill was a bit of an effort, the canyon at its deepest point is 1879 metres, so it really is a big hole. From the train we could see sheer cliffs, cascading waterfalls and wonderful views.

There was good food and good drink on the train. We stopped in a little town called El Fuetre for 1 and a 1/2 hours. Why? There really was no answer, so the train just waited and waited. We travelled on for some time and finally the train stopped. We all alighted from the train in the middle of somewhere and confusion reigned as a lot of Mexicans tried to direct us to the right bus or van or pickup truck. We ended up at a hotel, which was not the one we were supposed to be at and at last convinced the owner to transport us to the hotel we were booked in to.