All aboard, stopping all stations to Adelaide
Saturday, May 29th, 2004, Australia, Travels, whanau, life
You probably can’t tell but my computer is shaking as I write this. Not violently, but dully shuddering. I’m on the Ghan, a quarter of the way from Alice Springs to Adelaide. It’s not exactly smooth nor quiet.
There’s plenty of space in the Red Kangeroo carriages. We’re the folk sleeping in our seats on the overnight journey. Others down the far end, in cars stretching a few hundred metres back, are receiving silver service and have feather pillows. The train caters for all tastes.
There have been a couple of loud videos so I’m hanging out in the dining car and lounge. It’s been fun and social so far. People seem excited to be onboard this famous train. Earlier we spotted a kangeroo and camel, numerous cattle, but now we’ll be lucky to see town lights: largely because we pass very few settlements. It’s cards or video games to see us through the night.
If the train is on time, which it often isn’t from what I hear, I’ll be switching to the Overlander which will take me through to Melbourne. 32 hours on a train is a long time…. will be interesting to see what shape I’m in at the end of it all.
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