Day 4 and last day on the Indian Pacific. The train moves rather slowly as we approach Perth, the end-point of this rail journey. The terrain changes dramatically from the scrub grass of the Nullarbor to the rolling hills & parkland of Western Australia. It seems odd to actually see cars after a few days…
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It’s day 3 on the Indian Pacific. I had a much better night last night and managed to get in several hours of continuous sleep. Overnight we traversed from Adelaide to Woomara and are now heading westerly again. We had breakfast with Elaine and Briony, two lovely women from South Australia. We are on the…
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Day 2 on the Indian Pacific. Sleeping was REALLY tough! The section of track we traversed overnight is rough – considered the worst on the route. Neither of us were able to get more than a few hours of sleep due to the harsh ride. Just after dawn, we arrived in ‘Broken Hill’, a historic…
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It’s our last morning in the Sydney flat. Dick wanders over to the local boulangerie to pick up our morning croissants. After packing, we Uber over to the Central Train station (huge, think Grand Central), locate our platform and check our bags. We have some time to spare so we walk over to ‘Ze Pickle’,…
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