Tranz Alpine - These are the Southern Alps whizzing by. A funny thing happened. We were going through lots of tunnels and I was on the open photographer's car and I loved the tunnels because they were warm. What I didn't realize was that after each one my face was covered in a progressively thicker layer of soot which I was totally oblivious to. Later when I had been in airport shuttles, at the YHA and interacting with lots of people I realized I must have been quite a sight. People must have wondered if I was ill or just an old fashioned coal miner.