17th May 2021
A journey of some 1,800km.
At 2 .5 million Acres, It is the largest Sheep Station in Australia.
No off train excursion today, just an opportunity to get some early morning fresh air and stretch our legs.
Our 'resident' Entertainer sang Bush Ballads while commenting that he was being upstaged by a Horse!
They say he wanders in and stands in the same spot to greet the train each time it stops -
No one seemed to know why.
Back on board we watch as the Great Nothing of the Nullarbor Plain rolled by.
There really IS nothing out there (unless I am told, you look for it ...)
Another stunning Lunch was served.
This time a rather delicious Camel Curry
After which we finally enjoyed our Chef's Treat from last night.
Thinking it was a heavy Chocolate Cake we were delighted to find inside was ..
A Lamington!
(Stowaway Frog certainly enjoyed being invited to Lunch)
Next Stop is the "Ghost Town" of Cook.
A necessary stop for the Train to take on Water and give us some time to once again stretch our legs.
This time we were able to get to the front of the Train to take the all important Photo of the Engine
And - Because we were actually in the Middle of Nowhere.
The sign told us so...
We walked all the way to the end of the Train and took a photo of that as well.
Because - nobody does!
It is a very long train.
It was a great opportunity to also photograph a section of the Rail Tracks.
At 487km it is the longest stretch of Straight Railway Track in the World.
More views of the Great Nothing as the train continued on
We enjoyed the Company of other travellers in the Lounge - listening to their stories is a great way to pass the time.
More wonderful meals and a Nightcap before bed.
Next Stop will be Breakfast in Adelaide.
I'm not surprised the horse comes to see the train - there's probably not much other interesting stuff happening out there!
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