Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Leaving Eighty Mile Beach we head in the direction of Broome, we have been there before but we are hopeful of getting some warranty work completed there on the caravan by a mobile repairer. Broome is a town built on pearls and has a rich history involving the Japanese pearl divers.Today pearls are still cultured and farmed here with one of the pearl farms offering sightseeing tours.Having been here before we have no real inclination to undertake any of the tours,our first blog on our visit to Broome contains information on that visit.We check in to a caravan park close to the famous Cable beach with its miles of golden sand.Here we also meet up with two sets of friends we have seen on previous camps and catch up on each others stories.Although not wanting to ... read more

We spent 5 days barely scratching the surface of Kakadu National Park, this vast reserve extends over 20,000 square km and encompasses huge dramatic landscapes from sandstone escarpments to vast wetlands. Kakadu is also known as a living cultural landscape, filled with fascinating rock art sites and dreaming places representing one of the longest historical records of any group of people in the world. Although managed by the government as a National Park, the land itself still belongs to the Bininj/Mungguy aboriginals who have adapted and used the land for food and general survival over tens of thousands of years, and thus access to the park is strictly limited to designated trails and camping grounds. Nevertheless, whether it was the time of the year (the hottest !) or the sheer size of the park, we rarely ... read more

2 days ago me and Shrey left Alice springs at 6 after packing the car. But first we went to the camel cup. It was a short race so we went after that. We Drove to Tennant Creek, on the road when it was dark we went to devils marble, a rock formation in the dessert. We arrived at 12 o' clock in Tennant Creek and had a good night rest. The day after we drove to Katherine Gorge. A river with rocks all around it, made some nice pictures. After that I went behind the wheel for 2 hours it was a nice ride. After a break Shrey drove again and we arrived in Darwin at 9. Soon gonna check out the area and see stuff here. Fun facts: Koala's have a pouch like a ... read more

16/1/13 We landed in Darwin at around 3.20am, and went through immigration and customs, hoping to be delayed as long as possible, seeing as we had no hotel to go to until later on. We were through to arrivals by 4am, and found a table near the only cafe in the arrivals area. We got a caffeine based drink to try and keep us going, and a managed to sign on to the wifi at the airport- which kept us occupied for a while! We got something to eat after a while (first taste of how expensive Australia is!), then decided to get a taxi around 7am to our hotel. It cost us $27, exchange rate about $1.5 to £1. To our surprise and joy, the lovely lady on the reception desk at our hotel let ... read more

We had set up at Hidden Valley, a caravan park outside of Darwin, with nice grounds and a nice pool, and decided to give it 5 days before lowering the price on the car. Since we were (very) low on money and had no idea of a) when we would sell the car or b) how much we could get for it, our days consisted of devising ways of evading the extremely sticky heat while spending as little money as possible. This included eating through our reserves of canned food, spending time at the library (free though sloooooow wifi, and amazing aircon), visiting the Northern Territory Museum, which was like a glorious refrigerator and is home to the best natural history exhibit outside of New York and a really extensive Aboriginal art & culture exhibit as ... read more