I was scheduled to travel on The Overland from Adelaide to Melbourne on Sunday. I’d set the alarm was set for 5:30 am but I was up and having coffee by then. Check-in for The Overland was supposed to close… Continue reading

The next two days in Adelaide had to be recovery days for the most part.  My suitcase was getting full of souvenirs, including the print I’d bought at Rosenvale, and I wanted to send some of the items back to… Continue reading

The train arrived in Adelaide early in the morning. While I slept well, my knee was much more painful than I expected; luckily, at this point in my trip, I could pack my bags in a coma. Still, I had… Continue reading

Onboard the Indian Pacific, traveling to Adelaide through the Nullarbor Plain by rail… I woke up to the spectacular expanse of the Nullarbor Plain – big blue cloudless skies over the stillness of the desert landscape. There are no trees… Continue reading

I really enjoyed sleeping late Saturday morning rather than rising to find a tour bus early in the morning. Saturday was a rest day of reading and relaxing, I knew that I’d have to rise early on Sunday April 21st… Continue reading

I woke up before the alarm went off at 6:30 am on the 16th. I dressed, packed a shoulder bag and had breakfast before leaving the hotel around 7:50 am. It wasn’t too long a walk to the Crowne Plaza… Continue reading

Monday April 15th was a productive day:  breakfast, a haircut and a beard trim, a stop at an ATM, lunch at the Grosvenor Hotel – there were tables outside and a bit of a breeze to cool me from walking… Continue reading