Day 18 of the "Ultimate Australian Rail Holiday" Saturday 4th June 2016 Our other travelling companions have gone on an included city sight-seeing tour this morning. We had dropped that from our itinerary in order to maximise time catching up with friends. As it happens, we have a few hours spare, so, despite the possibility of rain, we … Continue reading Ambling Around Adelaide June 2016
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Riding the Ghan into Adelaide, South Australia, June 2016
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
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
The Reluctant Retiree 