Originally dubbed the Afghan Express, The Ghan train was named for the pioneering cameleers who blazed a permanent trail into the Red Centre of Australia.

Middle Earth (or for our purposes the geographic centre of Australia) known as Lambert’s Centre was established to honour cartographer, Dr Bruce Lambert, one of Australia’s top cartographers.

By the way …… Tonight we return to the underground of our forebears “Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he.” In short we are staying in an underground motel in Coober Pedy.