Saturday 29 August 2015

Eastern Wheat Belt

Merredin & Southern Cross for wild flowers in Spring
Wild flower view from the train. This is the Prospector a train that goes from Perth to the Goldfields town of Kalgoorlie. Seven hours from start to finish. leaves at 7 am and arrives at 2pm.

East Perth train station.


The train wall mural in East Perth train station



Outside the East Perth train Station



In the Prospector train enjoying a coffee and a movie.


Merredin town. Worked till 730pm before having meal in the local pub that night.


The Merredin train station


Apartments in the town center.


We stayed at the bed & breakfast next door. Overnight than back to Perth next morning.

A healthy breakfast cooked by Avril.


We had poached eggs with healthy bacon.


Or scrambled eggs and bacon. 



The Avon link train back to Perth. More work before train departed after lunch.



The train on arrival in East Perth train station.




Train $65 to Southern Cross on Prospector Train took 4 hrs and 45 minutes. On return it was 3 and 1/2 hours for $45 on Avon link from Merredin to Perth.

710 am to 1145 am from perth to SC. Than 110pm to 430 pm from Merredin to East Perth

B&B &120 for a single and $165 for double. $180 for apartment.

Call Avril to enjoy the kind hospitality. Certainly a nice way to spend two days.