Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 30

The JUMPING CROCS On the way to Darwin we stopped on the Adelaide River to see the Jumping crocs!! It was mint! You sit in a fairly small boat and the bloke takes you up the river, within minutes a 6 metre saltwater croc called: Brutus sneaks up right next to me!! The bloke then holds up a stick with a string attached to it, on the string is a gert bit of steak…the croc then repels its whole body (850kgs!!) out of the water to grab the steak! Mint! This continued for an hour, we saw around six or seven crocs, some were more acrobatic than others. Darwin Then we drove to Darwin, the Capital of the Northern Territory. It was a lively, modern city with an easygoing lifestyle. It has some good beaches, we ... read more

Well, what can I say - I have cocked up big time here! We arrived okay and got a taxi to the accommodation that we had booked. Well, we initially booked other accommodation, but the woman decided she could not fit 3 of us into one room so rearranged for us to stay with a friend of hers in the flat below her house. It seemed okay when we arrived and the lady very nice, but she then started with some comments that seemed a bit odd when you are encouraging people to stay in your house! Things like; the last bloke that stayed here got bitten by a snake when he stepped on it outside your door. The pool is not working because we had the back yard destroyed by a bush fire last week, ... read more

Travelers be warned: Darwin is an international hub for drunken debauchery. At every pub and backpacker joint in town, an onslaught of beer-guzzling Germans can be observed mingling with flirtatious Finns, bootilicious Brits, and cantankerous Canucks. Despite being in the notoriously remote “Top End” of Australia, there is no shortage of fashionistas sporting midriff, bared legs, and blonde highlights. Scoping the circuit for a suitable spot to study, I inevitably feel like a misplaced calf drifting in the international meat market. How long would it be until I was slaughtered, minced, and fried? “Nerdburger Special!” they’d shout, shelling me out at 63 cents a kilo. I woke up in a sweat, believing the auction had already begun. Bolt upright, I sighed with relief and exasperation as I realised the shouts were emanating from a drunken backpacker ... read more

Yesterday was a right off!!!! Today was our last day in Darwin which I didn't want to think about too much!!!! We went to the beach- I burn't! As always! Darren and I went to feed the fish- or should I say Giant Fish!!!! These things were huge- Dad you would have been very proud if one of these was a catch!! Darren treated me to lunch- bless him! Which was gorgeous........ Darren had his white soup which I think is hillarious- he will only eat soup that is white!!!! Veg counts as white- o gosh don't ask!! We later went to the pub- packed and went back to the pub for a $1 meal!!!! Both me and Darren were quite- which is a real first as you can all imagine- and Darren is like me! ... read more

So today we were exploring Katherine Gorge........... I decided to go on the boat trip but the other couldn't afford it so they went on a walk (I paid that amount as couldn't face going on a walk- I am soooo unfit!!!) The boat trip was ok- Darren wanted to come on it too but I'm glad he didn't as I don't think he would have felt you got your moneys worth to be honest! It was very hot! I got to see my first crocodile though (although it was tiny!). We were mean't to be going canoeing but we couldnt as there were too many fresh water crocs about!!!! We were all abit dissappointed but didn't fancy wrestling with crocs! Being the Steve Urwin I'm not!!!! We arrived in Darwin and it was beautiful weather! ... read more