Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 5

I had envisioned sitting here in Darwin writing this blog with wonderful aerial photos of the Bungle Bungle range from out little 8 seater plane and raving about how awesome our scenic flight was. However, as many of you know, it was not meant to be and instead we ended up with an experience that we don’t wish upon anybody. However, between the last blog and this one, much has happened so I shall come back to the flight in due course (parents, you may want to skip that section!) After leaving Exmouth, we headed across to Karratha where we experienced an unusual juddering in the van. Thinking that we had shot the suspension, bent the axel or done some other major injury, we called upon the trusty RAC from Karratha who did a sport check ... read more

"Hey Buddy, take off your cap and empty your pockets." Das war die Begrüßung der Australischen Zollbehörden in Melbourne bevor sie mein Passfoto mit mir verglichen und meinen Rucksack auseinandernahmen. Der zweite Satz nachdem sie herausfanden dass ich in Darwin studiere war: "What the fuck are you doing up there in the NT (Northern Territory)?" "You wanna get eaten by crocodiles?" Da bekommt man natürlich ein gutes Feeling :D Als ich dann nach 38 stunden flug und Wartezeiten an den verschieden Flughäfen (Doha und Melbourne) angekommen konnte ich mir selbst ein Bild von "Crocodile City" machen. Es ist eine Art relaxtes Dschungeloberösterreich. Aber dazu morgen ;) For my english speaking Friends: "Hey Buddy, take off your cap and empty your pockets." That were actually the first words i heared when i stepped on australian ground. :) ... read more

We arrived in Darwin on the 11thNovember to stay at Nat’s Auntie Debs for a few weeks. First thing we noticed was the humidity. It was only about 5 in the morning but pretty stifling! We looked for work over the next few days, I was lucky enough to be able to go to work for Deb’s close friend doing painting and decorating, Nat applied online to many places but didn’t hear back unfortunately. I worked for a week and a half, and we used that money I earned to go to Katherine Gorge, known as Nitmiluk (which you can read more on further down this blog entry). For the rest of the stay in Darwin we wandered around and drove into the city, we didn’t find that much to do that interested us unfortunately, and ... read more

Hi there, are having a lovely time in tropic hot steamy Darwin, grouse every evening,warm..... Did a 4 hr sightseeing tour yesterday, very interesting, Pete enjoyed the Military Museum and the Cyclone Tracy exhibit at the Museum. The resort had a great pool where we have spent a bit of time in... Have packed up this morning and are heading to Skycity for a bit of luxury, till we go on the train Wed. Looking forward to trying some fresh Barramundi... No news on our stolen gear, not surprised, oh well, ..... Hope we can catch up with our travel friend to get some replacement shots........ xxxxus... read more

Our time in Darwin has come to an end - tomorrow we leave for Kakadu before continuing our journey west. We have had a lovely two weeks here, despite the heat, and this is largely thanks to Patrina for allowing us to stay on her property. Complete with pool and a cool deck area, Patrina and Summer’s home has been a very welcome, and relaxing, respite from our travels, and we feel we are now up to the challenge of the last two months. While Paul was freezing his butt in New Zealand (and enjoying games from the luxury of a box - his butt may be freezing, but it always lands in the butter!) my mother came and joined us. This was the first time she stayed with us in the caravan, so it was ... read more