Sunday, June 11, 2006

Day 5 Train from Sydney to Melbourne



We didn't take many pictures from Sydney to Melbourne, there was too much glare off the windows to get good shots. I did get two that were salvage-able. On in the day and one just as the sun went down.

The countryside between the two cities is pretty marvelous. Lots of sheep and cows were grazing. I find it very interesting how different the terrain is here than anywhere else that I've been. The sheer quantity of Eucalyptus is amazing--I found out that there are over 200 kinds of Eucalyptus, but only about 20 of them do Koalas eat. Also, they shed their bark, not leaves, in the fall--so we're seeing all these bare trunked trees about.

Today is Day 6. We're taking it easy--a short afternoon tour of the city and an early night because tomorrow we hit the Ocean Road and it is going to be a very long day.

Comments:
There are closter to 1000 different kinds of Eucalypts I have found out since writing this post.

--Matthew.
 
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