Has taken us over 38 hours to get here - but feels like longer! Seats were pretty comfortable but I'm not used to sleeping upright.
Wednesday night we stopped at a town called Kalgoorlie - the Golden City - known for it's Gold mining. Did a quick tour around and then got back on the train. Was really interesting and got to see the working mines.
Thursday we were able to get off the train in Cook - the Ghost town of the Nullabur. Only has a population of 5 people - and that's a family. Have no idea how they survive out there. There used to be a whole town there but when the Australian train lines privatised, the town closed literally over night
Train journey in all hasn't been too bad though, I fell asleep on the floor one night as it seemed a bit more comfortable. There were some screaming kids in our carriage but once you stuck your iPod in and started reading a book it soon blanked them out.
Ended up spending $100 on food on the train but it was good food. Now, to explore Adelaide! Been to the Zoo today (Sunday 13th) and off to Chocolate Factory tomorrow along with Mount Lofty. Booked a 9 day tour up to Alice Springs and Ayres Rock from Tuesday.
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