Day 17 of the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday" Friday 3rd June 2016 When I am at home I join a weekly line dancing class. It's not all boot-scooting yee-haw. Far from it. One of the songs we dance to is "One Way Ticket to the Moon" by Eruption (with Bony M*). I hear the lyrics in my … Continue reading Riding the Ghan into Adelaide, South Australia, June 2016
The Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday
Riding the Ghan from Katherine to Alice Springs and beyond, Northern Territory June 2016
Day 16 of the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday" Thursday 2nd June 2016 By daybreak after our first night on the Ghan, we are still in the Northern Territory. That may seem odd, until you consider that if we were driving, it would have taken us 14 hours to cover the distance between Katherine and - our next destination … Continue reading Riding the Ghan from Katherine to Alice Springs and beyond, Northern Territory June 2016
Riding the Ghan to Nitmiluk-Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory June 2016
Day 15 of the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday" Wednesday 1st June 2016 Those who have been following along on our most recent holiday might be starting to wonder why it is called the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday". Well, so far, we have crossed the country from east to west, three nights and four days on the … Continue reading Riding the Ghan to Nitmiluk-Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory June 2016
The Reluctant Retiree 