The Indian Pacific Railway
21-Jan-00 thru 23-Jan-00
The Indian Pacific is one of the world's great train journeys; it goes from Sydney on the Pacific ocean to Perth on the Indian Ocean, including the worlds longest stretch of straight railway line. We boarded it in Adelaide (with Daisy!)
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The car where we were destined to spend the next 40 hours...
![Sign on Box says: If youre [sic] crook come to cook](http://www.TheTravelAddicts.com/BlogPhotos/2000-01-23IndianPacific/CookCamp.jpg)
We stopped for over an hour at Cook, SA population: 3
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![sign on wall says: Historical gaol cells in Cook](http://www.TheTravelAddicts.com/BlogPhotos/2000-01-23IndianPacific/MeInCookJail.jpg)
The Cook Gaol... Imagine being locked up in here during 50°c heat!
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Endless tracks across the Nullarbor
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1/3 of the population in Cook taking the dog out for a jaunt
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Daisy on the train!
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Sleeping on the train
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New friends Matt and Mel from Devon
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What Southern railways did to poor Daisy!
(Don't worry -It's getting welded back on)
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