Australia.

ULURU  NORMAL COLOUR IN THE AFTERNOON

                                                                          

ULURU CHANGES COLOUR FROM ORANGE TO A BRIGHT RED IN THE SUNSET

THE MIGHTY GHAN.

ADELAIDE SOUTH AUSTRALIA.  THE MIGHTY "GHAN" TAKES ME  NORTH TO DARWIN IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

        A LONG WALK BACK TO MY CARRIAGE  NEARLY A KILOMETER LONG TRAIN !

 THIS STOP IN CATHERINE .I WILL  VISIT THE GORGE WHILE I AM  HERE .

HISTORY OF "THE GHAN" THIS AMAZING  TRAINLINE FROM STH. AUSTRALIA TO THE  NORTHERN TERRITORY .

WELCOME TO "THE ALICE "RED CENTRE!

THE GHAN ARRIVES AT THE MAIN STATION ALICE SPRINGS.. GET OFF HERE.!!!
 
This card shows the Ghan train passing by the Mac Donnell  Ranges in South Australia on its long journey north to Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. This is one of the" Great Train Journeys of the World" and I find this to be another, of Australia's Great Train Journeys that I take , as I had just gotten off the" Indian Pacific "( after my trip from Sydney to Adelaide) ,. that travels     Australia's continent East to West.  Once again I am travelling in a budget "Sleep Seat" that is quite comfortable and the train has a  good snack bar and caeteria also bar !
     This Train Journey now will take me from south to north across the middle of the Australian continent. I am on my way north to Darwin and will make a stop off at Alice Spriings for some excursions inland .. Also many people take their cars on this train so that they can also enjoy the train ride and can drive back to Adelaide. This  was to be at the beginning of my  long "Around the World by Train" trip.

The trip on The Ghan starts for me in Adelaide's "Parklands " Train Terminal and a long journey of some 2500 + kilometers to travel to Darwin. This trip will take the better part of two days with a stop at Port Augusta in South Australia before I leave the train and will break the journey at Alice Springs  (25 hours away ) to enjoy the marvels of Australia's " Red Centre"  .there  I will take a road-camping trip through the "Red Heart " traveling to The National Parks of  "Kata Tjuta", (The Olgas ) and "Uluru", (Ayers Rock ) . Later on this journey I will also visit two more amazing National Parks  "Whatarrka" National Park ( Kings Canyon.).so much spectacular scenery and extremely spiritual areas in these amazing National Parks.and" Nitmiluk".at the next train stop in Catherine !
    Darwin City was quite hot although it was in the wintertime .I have had a very interesting time here in "The Alice " with good accomodation and have met some great people on that big roadtrip. So, is time to  join the train once again at Alice Springs  train Station to finish the journey north to Darwin City.with one more stop at "Nitmiluk " ( Katherine Gorge) National Park.."Wow" .This is an amazing train journey and one I would take again...To be seen also south of Darwin are the Amazing( "Kakadu" ) National Park famous for its prolific birdlife and also ("Litchfield ") National Park...so many to see in this amazing Territory and most amazing scenery that one can imagine.Will post more on these National Parks in a future post !

 ADELAIDE PARKLANDS CENTRAL TO ALICE SPRINGS 1500KLMS.+ APPROX 24 HOURS.