Just arrived in Alice Springs today. First impressions aren't too bad, seems a bit rough around the edges!
Adelaide was good, went out to Glenelg (a beach-side suburb) on Monday, but as it was a public holiday lots of shops were shut. We went on a wineries tour on Tuesday which was really good, went out to the Barossa Valley and saw Jacob's Creek, VineCrest, Richmond Grove and Bethany Wines. Lots of samples at all of them! Saw Shrek 3 at the cinema in Glenelg - would highly recommend it!
Got the Ghan up to Alice Springs yesterday - got on at 12.20 got off at 13.40 the next day! It was a long trip but the time seemed to go by quite fast. There's a restaurant carriage and a lounge so you're not stuck in your seat all the time. It got dark quite early so we didn't see all that much until this morning, but it really gave the feeling you were in the middle of no-where!
We've booked a tour to Uluru (Ayers Rock) tomorrow - leave at 6am and get back at Midnight. Also thinking about going to the Devils Marbles on Saturday, but it depends on if we can find someone willing to hire us a car!
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Does look as if you were going through no-mans land. I can see why the people could well be poor.
The train looks good inside but a bit dated outside - keep taking the photos and no sitting on the top of Ayers Rock - its sacrid!
Have a good time.
If you get the chance, take a walk around the rock base, it's fantastic. I did it in 2001. The resort itself is very expensive, but well worth it. I thought it was the best part of Australia
Have fun!
B
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