6am – 8am Set an alarm to wake us up in time to shower before breakfast. Another lovely breakfast – another sunrise. Lovely views of the Avon river. Head back to room after breakfast and finish packing bags. 8am – 9am Sit on the bed together watching the wonderful scenery go by as we follow … [Read More »]

7am – 8am PA wakes us up requesting we show up for breakfast. Would have been nice for them to give us a bit of notice. Hastily get dressed and head up the corridor for breakfast. See sunrise over outback Australia – quite interesting terrain. Stop to drop off mail at a siding where some … [Read More »]

6:00am – got woken up by the train manager on the PA system wishing us a good morning and to let us know of the days plans. We were due to arrive in Broken Hill at 7:10am, but due to a delay at Ivanhoe while we waiting for an oncoming train to pass, we woke … [Read More »]

1pm – Chose not to lug our bags down to the railway station to catch the train to central – would have just been too painful with all this stuff. This is a celebration, so we’re going to do it comfortably ! Call for a cab instead. Silver Service, naturally. 1:30pm – checked bags in … [Read More »]

Our 10th Wedding anniversary was on the 11th June – to celebrate we decided to take 2 weeks holiday and travel to Perth on the Indian Pacific – one of the longest and most fascinating train trips in the world. Of course, not being one to do things by half, we chose the most expensive … [Read More »]