Day 64, Thursday, March 16, 2006 The Ghan Train, which runs between Darwin and Adelaide, through Alice Springs, takes it’s name from the camel trains operated by Afghans in the 1800’s which opened up the Outback. Kilometer after kilometer of basically flat land have sufficient vegetation to support huge cattle stations (ranches) and herds of wild horses and wild camels. The sunset was a blaze of colour and lasted for well over half an hour. The trip from Alice Springs takes 20 hours, a little less than comfortable in the “Red Kangaroo service” - a reclining chair. The price of a berth is prohibitive. The scenery is worth the discomfort, however, and we were further privileged by a full moon that illuminated the countryside during a sleepless night.
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