May 25, 2012.
The waiting is finally over, Roxanne has had the baby at 8:20PM a boy who they have named Storm. They will be home tomorrow from Port Lincoln and will be in the transferred back to the hospital in Cowell for several days so will get to see the baby before I leave. the weather has not been that good for the last few days and have only been able to go for one long bike ride. It has been raining and windy so have just been exploring the town and visiting.
The waiting is finally over, Roxanne has had the baby at 8:20PM a boy who they have named Storm. They will be home tomorrow from Port Lincoln and will be in the transferred back to the hospital in Cowell for several days so will get to see the baby before I leave. the weather has not been that good for the last few days and have only been able to go for one long bike ride. It has been raining and windy so have just been exploring the town and visiting.
May 27, 2012.
On the bus from Cowell to Port Augusta
to catch the Ghan. On arrival at the train station in Port Augusta
there was no one there and no place to stow ones luggage as I have a
four hour wait for the train. Find out from the tourist information center a five minute walk away that there will be no one there until
the train arrives. No one to tell you that the train is going to be
one hour late, one good thing it is not cold. One boarding the
train was told that I would be greeted and shown to my compartment
and given a welcome glass of bubbly- no such luck. Also have
discovered that I have been over charged for my ticket and now have
to try and get a refund. Dinner was very good, had good company and
stimulating conversation. The compartment is very small and a large
person would not have room to turn around. The train needs
renovations, the compartment can do with some repairs.
So far the Ghan has not been good value
for the money spent. That said one can sit back and look at the
scenery and not worry about driving .
May 28, 2012
On the train until just after one
today, waiting for the call that my breakfast sitting. Blue skies
and warmer weather upon arrival in Alice Springs, will stay over
night and then pick up my rental car and start the drive to Darwin.
Have eight day to get there and it is only 1500 K. Breakfast was
very good but they serve far too much food at each meal and it seem
that you just finish one meal and they are calling you for another. Breakfast was at 8:30 and we are having lunch at 12:45, this may be
because we have a four hour stop at Alice Springs and most of the
passengers are doing some activities here such as a camel ride, site
seeing or just walking about the town. I am getting off here and do
not have any activities planned but will be going for a walk about
this afternoon after I check into my hotel. Have to find where I
pick up the car in the morning.
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| Photos from the train |
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