Across the Nullarbor

This is a much more shaky ride at the moment than the Ghan. Rocked and Rolled all night. The whole trip is turning out to be quite shaky - apparently the result of the amount freight the gets moved across to the west by train.
The bed is still as hard though so I had to get up during the night on a regular basis to walk up and down the corridor.
During the night we travelled north past the Flinders Ranges and Port Augusta before setting out west towards Perth. We got to Ooldea by 9.40am which is the edge of the Nullarbor Plain.
The Nullarbor is remarkably green at the moment.
Cook - arrived about 11,45 but had to wait until 1pm to get off the train as the crew were doing things to replenish our water and get rid of waste. Cook is about half way between Sydney and Perth. I made sure I was smothered with insect repellent as I knew what the flies would be like. Horrendous. I did offer it to others but they assured me that they would be fine. Right!!!!!! It didn't take long to drive most people back into the train. I figured 3 pictures was my limit before clambering back up the steps and in for lunch.Read more