The train trundled on through the night. It never goes fast and sometimes slows right down or stops. The scenery this morning was the same as when we went to bed and continued like that until we got to Alice. Breakfast was the full works. At every meal we've sat with different couple although the conversations mainly follow the same topics. We arrived in Alice just before 2pm local time.
We went straight on a tour from the station. First stop was the telegraph station which was the reason Alice exists. The telegraph went from Adelaide to Darwin and thence by sea cable to Indonesia and beyond. We visited the School of the Air which started using wireless to teach children in remote locations but has now gone digital. We donated a book to the school. We next learnt about the work of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. We then went across the road to a reptile centre and finished the tour with a visit to the ANZAC memorial. E're checked in and will eat in the hotel.
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