Hi Perth rotor heads,

Our trip has been postponed until the first of February.
A very good friend of ours is a lady pilot with
American Airlines and she is coming along.
I have my on line visa ready to go :)

We will be landing in Melbourne, staying for a day or so
and then taking the two day the train trip to Perth.

I would like to visit some rotary shops in Melbourne
if anybody has some suggestions along those lines.
Is Guru racing still in biz?

I am planning to get checked out in a C 172, if
possible, in Perth as I still have my Aussie pilots license.
Perhaps you Western Australia guys can suggest a day trip
in the C172 to an interesting place in Western Australia.

Paul Lamar

Paul,
The Indian Pacific Train to Perth calls at Adelaide on its way from Sydney
to Perth  (not Melbourne). You should check this out. Recently did the trip
SY to Perth, great, and would do it again. Our next trip is Adelaide to
Darwin by The Ghan.

Colin Smith

We could get off the plane in Sydney.

Paul Lamar

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Colin,

What is it about this web site I do not understand?
http://www.discoverwest.com.au/indian-pacific.html

Paul Lamar

Paul,
You can certainly start in Melbourne, but this entails a flight from Melb to
Adelaide, a night in Ad and then board the Indian Pacific. The part of the
train trip you miss is Sy to Ad via western NSW, a call at Broken Hill, and
a run down through remote NSW and South Australia. Depends on your desire to
travel by train vs seeing Melb and another air flight and one night in Ad.
Your choice. I note that the first part of the train is more expensive than
the flight and the one night stand. ?????

Colin Smith

No mention of a flight to Adelaide is made on the web site.
Here are a couple of screen captures. It appears we just get on the
train in Nelbourne. Is there something they are not
telling us on the web site?

Paul Lamar