If you're crook, come to Cook!

Cook is the largest town on the Nullabor plain. It has 4 residents and is on the longest stretch of straight railway in the world, there isn't a bend for 478 km!

We took the Indian Pacific train from Sydney to Perth, the journey is over 4,000km and takes 3 nights. You get off the train a couple of times along the way, and there are announcements telling you about things you go past. 

We had a quick walk around Adelaide, tasted Haigh's chocolate and saw some of the sights.

We started our epic train journey in the red service, we bought food from a canteen and slept in a chair in a carriage with about 15 other people, it was like a cross between a train and a plane. 

It was ok, but in Adelaide we went mad and upgraded to a gold cabin........ a whole different experience. We had proper beds, pillows and duvet, an en suite toilet and shower, 3 course meals 3 times a day, ALL drinks are included, and even a guided tour around Kalgoorlie is included. Dad told us not to hold back and really enjoy ourselves, I'm not sure this is quite what he had in mind!!

At meal times, they sit us with other people on tables of four and everybody chats to each other. We are by far the youngest couple, everyone is Australian and wants to know all about us and what we're doing. The people are really nice but very Australian, Pete and I (but especially Pete!) have stared at them blankly as they've talked about chooks (chickens), witches hats (traffic cones) and glad wrap (tin foil)!!