Tag Archives: Alice Springs

The Ghan

The Ghan is billed as the world’s only north-south transcontinental railroad (since most continents have more than one country in the N/S direction).

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I has a single sleeper cabin in the Gold section. It was much more comfortable than just a chair in the Red section, but there’s a big demographic different (I was one of the younger people in the sleepers).

At Alice Springs (hot and dry) I went on a tour of the Alice Springs Desert Park. We were on time for a Birds of Prey show.

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At Katherine  (hot and wet)I went on a boat tour of the First and Second Gorges at Nitmiluk National Park.

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Alice Springs: third times a charm

Just a quick photo from the phone from Alice Springs Desert park.

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This was actually my third choice for an Alice springs tour. First choice was the Old Ghan museum, but I was the only one that requested it. (I’m on a train and no one else is interested in trains?) Second choice was a tour bus around the city with the opportunity to get off for 2 sites, since it was pointed out that one of the choices was the old Ghan museum. However, that bus was full up so I had to pick again.
Pictures from the DSLR will have to wait until I can upload from the laptop.