Elaine's Diary

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Guess where else we are going? Yes! Lovely USA! New York City here we come! and then it's off to Niagara Falls, Washington DC and then Canada!

Niagara Falls

It's going to be super exciting. My first and last time I've been to Canada was in 2002 where I had mass with the Great Pope Saint John Paul II in Toronto.

Pope Saint John Paul II

I have also been to Montreal, Niagara Falls and Albany. But not New York City and it's been a while since I've been to Canada! So I'm looking forward to this trip.

It's still a while a way but I'm going to take lots of photos and post them up when I get back.

What an amazing trip! Going on the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth is not a cheap ride, but it was worth it!

We went to Sydney Central Station bright and early and hop on at 2pm ready to depart at 3pm.

The ride there was rocky, and the cabin was small but quaint and was big enough to hold all our luggage.


The place to eat is called the Queen Adelaide and it is where we had all our meals.

The Outback Explorer Lounge where we can order drinks and snacks such as chips, pretzels and nuts.

In one of our lunches I had holoumi salad. It was very delicious.


First stop was Broken Hill where we chose to go to see the Living Desert, a place of sculptures during the bright early morning where we also had a snack and drink.


Next stop was Hahndorf, a little German town in Adelaide. We went to Mount Lofty where we saw a koala sleeping in the trees.



We had a huge meal and was entertained with German dancers. We also stop by a strawberry farm and a chocolatier where we had chocolate tasting.


After that it was non stop till Cook where we dropped off to have a look around the little town of 4 people and wait for the train to refuel.


When we reached Perth we had an overnight stay and the next day we were picked up to go to Rottnest Island where we had a 90 minute bus tour around the Island. We then had lunch in the Dome and looked for Quokkas.

A bay in Rottnest Island

Wadjemup Lighthouse

They are said to be the happiest animals the world!

Our trip ended when we flew the next day home.

All in all it was a memorable time and worth recommending!

Elaine