First I should mention last night's dinner. I had a starter of scallop ravioli followed by duckling breasts. I finished it of with cheese and biscuits with a fig. It was very nice and I shared a table with a Sydney couple who are going to and from Adelaide on the train.
I am typing this sitting on my bunk as I wait for breakfast at 6.00am. We are just arriving at Broken Hill in far west NSW and our clock should be set to Adelaide time which is 30 minutes ahead of QLD time but 30 minutes behind Sydney time. The reason for the early breakfast is that I am going on a our of the Pro Hart art gallery at 7.00am before re-boarding the train to head south to Adelaide. The the trouble is my phone and tablet are on Sydney time and I think the train has changed to Adelaide time.
I showed my folding sink yesterday which is OK for a quick wash but I thought I would have a shower. What an experience. It is tiny, my clothes and towel were just out of harms way, the water took ages to heat up but was then scalding and of course with my gammy leg I was unsteady as the train rocked and rolled. I survived by hanging onto the sturdy rail and I am now clean and smell nice.
Breakfast was a bit unusual in that it did not offer a continental breakfast or cereals but three other breakfasts and I had Tasmanian eggs which was scrambled eggs on toast with a bit of Tasmanian smoked salmon.
We arrived in Broken Hill soon after breakfast and I took a short tour of the city and Pro Hart's gallery. There is something odd in sipping champagne at 7.00am and looking a Pro's life and work. Pro Hart is covered in Wikipedia.
We were back on the train at 8.10am and headed south to Adelaide. This goes through very dry country.
Back on the train I had a rest before going to lunch which was Beef Medalions.
After lunch I updated the blog before watching South Australia's mid north flash by my window. Soon we were n Adelaide where I took a short tour of the city. In the last 16 years it has changed in some was with lots of new developments but the original city I grew to know in the 38 years I lived there was still there.
Then it was back on the train for the ongoing trip north and then west to Perth.
Dinner was Spanner Crab followed by grilled baramundi with a citrus tart for sweet and off to bed
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