01-11-2009, 04:05 AM
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Oldfart pics, please comment in the Salvation Show
We left Darwin on the Ghan, a train which runs across the continent from top to bottom (and back).
It's the middle of the monsoon, and even the concrete animals were miserable.
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01-11-2009, 04:12 AM
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The train is supposed to be pretty upmarket, with dining and bar cars straight out of the 1950s.
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01-11-2009, 04:23 AM
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In Katherine, our first stop, we went for a trip up Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk in the new talk. The gorge was in flood, and we were unable to go beyond the first rapids. The water was about 15 ft above normal.
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01-11-2009, 04:28 AM
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Looks like you're having a great time! Love the pictures!
You, two, take care!!
DB & Mrs. DB
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01-11-2009, 04:30 AM
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We made it into Alice Springs after an overnight snooze.
Alice Springs refused city status, because it is iconically "A Town Like Alice".
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01-11-2009, 04:38 AM
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Our accommodation on the train was a little cramped. The beds were double bunks and the combined washroom/shower/toilet is only about a square yard.
The basin and toilet fold out of the wall.
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01-11-2009, 04:42 AM
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And who is doing this?
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01-11-2009, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
Our accommodation on the train was a little cramped.
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Yeah, I'll say. That looks like quite the bonding experience, OF.
Good luck.  
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01-18-2009, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldfart
Our accommodation on the train was a little cramped ...
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Similar to the facilities on a ship.
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