Adelaide to Sydney

Although our taxi was late, we arrived at the station in time for a coffee before boarding. The only stop on this part of the journey was Broken Hill at 5pm, so there was time for an afternoon nap. The tour was aptly described as a whistle stop tour. We did a quick round of some of the 19 remaining hotels (there used to be 78), including the one where Priscilla, Queen of the Desert was filmed. Then it was up to the miners' memorial. There have been over 800 miners killed in the mine, but very few this century. In fact the bulk of the accidents happened late 19th and early 20th century.



The view out the window was certainly greener than the Nullarbor, but the red earth was still very evident.


After the tour we had another lovely meal and then a nightcap in the bar. I guess someone has to be the last to leave!

The night was long and noisy as we chugged slowly uphill and down dale. We passed through Parkes at about 3am. When daylight dawned, we were travelling through Bathurst and on into the Blue Mountains. It was misty and raining through the mountains.

We thought we must have had a learner driver, the number of times we were jolted to a halt. Still, it is a more relaxing way to travel, and having food and drinks included is pretty good.

Ann-a-Gram ;-)