Reached the Indian Ocean

Train stopped last night for 3 hours in a very properous gold mining town of Kalgoorlie - about 27000 people -  town was developed in late 1800s and no cash was spared in the buildings.  Many old style beautiful buildings and we walked arount the town about 9:00 pm when it was already dark.  See the old hotel that is lit up. Boarded the train at 10:30 pm and got in our bunks for one more night as we made the final length of the train trip - about 700 kms from Kalgourlie to Perth.  

Arrived in Perth this morning at 9:30 am and immediately took a 3 hour city bus tour pointing out the highligdhts of Perth. Very hot day here - 38c - and not a cloud in the sky.  Kings Park provides an excellent lookout over the city and the Swan River.  A  very  beautiful city and hope the pictures give you a sense of what it is like. Beaches are spectacular. The picture of Irene and Neil is taken on the river front where you see the Perth skyline in the backgound - this scene if often used for pictures of Perth.

So we have now gone from east to west in Australia - from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean -- that is why the train we were on is called the Indian Pacific Railway.  We will be in Perth for the next two days.