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So now we are in Darwin. After leaving the otherwise delightful Katherine - disappointed that we couldn’t find anywhere that had wi-fi, we headed off into Kakadu - not knowing quite what to expect. What is obvious from all of the reading is that it presents very differently depending on the time of year - and the season. Our trusty Lonely Planet tells us that this (the end of the dry) is the optimum time for birdlife - and pleasingly, the best time for mosquitoes. Crossing into the park, several things are obvious. 1. It is very dry - with little [View Full Entry]

IanMcL - Ian McLennan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 12th 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=444329]

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Day 135 - Welcome to Country Here’s a very special Happy Birthday wish to a young man back home in Bristol! Can you guess who it is? That’s right, Ben Gosling! Happy Birthday Ben, we hope you have a great day! We woke bright and early this morning after another very hot, sticky night even though it rained throughout most of it! We had the luxury of power so the cold fan blew away but it wasn’t until about 3am again that the temperature dropped to somewhere near comfortable! As the clock struck all the fives, 5:55, the alarm went off [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 10th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=435342]

The sun starts to break through
A very arty sunrise
Sunrise, mist, reflections and a crocodile

Day 134 - Katherine to Kakadu The day started with Tropic Lesson Two - don’t leave chairs out all night and then be surprised when you find a tiny frog sleeping soundly in one of them in the morning! Lynne the photo is the very last one in the sequence so just avoid that but look at the others cos they’re gorgeous! Crikey they get everywhere! Hope he had a better nights sleep than us! It was rather warm again through the night despite the cool air from the fan blowing nicely it didn’t bring the temperature much below the mid [View Full Entry]

Darryl and Sarah - Wallaby Wanderers | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 7th 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=434541]

Dar was straight in the plunge pool at the bottom
Gunlom plunge pool
Looking back over the rock pools at the top of the lookout in Gunlom

Let's head North. Day 12.Left Adelaide after visiting BCF and picking up my new rod and reel courtesy of the Staff of the Rehab Ward at Newcastle Private Hospital. It was nice to leave the rainy, windy cold weather behind and head north through Port Awful (Port Augusta). Bush camp south of Coober Pedy after a day of head-winds. Bush-camp again this time near a bore off the Stuart Highway close to the Woomera Prohibited Area. The new OziExplorer software and Hema maps are helping to find these great isolated camp spots. Passed through Stuarts Well to take a photo. Then [View Full Entry]

Work Experience Boy - Peter Hansen | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 1st 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=424262]

First Barra on the Rehab Ward Rod & Reel
Leonie with a Barra at 4 Mile Hole

Djokovic we take all our mocking back! We have crossed the border into the Northern Territory and it is about 34 degrees. We can barely walk never mind play any tennis! It is just unbelievably hot! On our way here we stopped at Edith falls and, as it is croc free (well it is sort of croc free - the sign says “swim at your own risk”), we took a dip in the lake with a lovely waterfall backdrop and then set off on a hike up the gorge - we obviously hadn’t learnt any lessons from the day before! Here [View Full Entry]

alio3200 - Alison Munnelly | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 1st 2009 | 23 Views | [diary=414078]

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DAY 229 I awoke in the night to the sound of some birdsong, although I have not idea what bird it was or what the call signified and blowed if I can remember what the sound was, so I cannot even describe it or look it up in my little book of Australian birds. All I remember thinking was how amazingly different the Australian wildlife can be. We both awoke at 7.00 feeling shattered, this heat really seems to be taking the energy from us. Andy brought me a cup of tea and I lay in bed drinking it and reading [View Full Entry]

kangaroojack - The Ts | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 25th 2009 | 81 Views | [diary=412066]

Rock Paintings
The rainbow serpant
The Keepers

DAY 228 We woke after an unbelievably hot night, and though we both slept really well we both feel shattered. Our campsite is quiet this morning, as the Trumans left yesterday and we are back on our own again. Being very social as we are its always nice to have nice people around, but it is equally nice to be on your own as you can just please yourself, without the consideration of anyone else. I made tea and we both sat around the fire pit for an hour talking and drinking our morning brew, the fire had long extinguished from [View Full Entry]

kangaroojack - The Ts | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 25th 2009 | 66 Views | [diary=412046]

Sandy Track
Following Him Through
On the Way

DAY 227 I had the most terrible nights sleep, I awoke at some ungodly hour because it was too hot, it seems that the temperature must have gone up in the night, it had been a bit cloudy yesterday so maybe it was understandable. Last night the mozzies were well and truly on a mission, they feasted well, so the next thing that kept me awake was the constant itch from a few of bites, a few campers seemed to be having some jollities over the way, though it had not been too bad but the sound of someone getting in [View Full Entry]

kangaroojack - The Ts | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 23rd 2009 | 69 Views | [diary=411445]

In Tin Foil
Murray & Cheryl Perou

Hey Guys, this is birthday Gal reporting to you all.....birthday so far has been AMAZING!!! We were out for some drinks last night....liking it being my birthday here....you get free drinks everywhere!!!!!!!! Yesterday we were at Litchfield Park, a great waterfall sight were we swam and chilled, today were off to Kakadu; crocs home and lotsa aborginals!! Got a punch party tonight in celebration for my birthday, the tour guide has organised loads events for my bday which is awsome!!! Met some very cool people, my room mates last night were wicked and I am so having the time of my [View Full Entry]

Clarey B - Clare Borg | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 29th 2009 | 128 Views | [diary=368238]


Nourlangie Rock and Yellow Water Cruise October 22, 2008 We hated to leave our Bush Bungalow. We both slept well, the weather cooled considerably after dark and we even pulled up a blanket during the night. It was hot again today so we did our hiking around Nourlangie Rock (more amazing rock paintings) early in the morning. We did some bird watching at the Sandy Billabong off a short 4WD road. Ooh, it’s so much more fun to write “billabong” than “water hole.” We’ve been getting a kick out of all the frilled lizards running around on their hi [View Full Entry]

J J - Adventures of J and J | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 24th 2008 | 66 Views | [diary=337904]

The Yam Dude
Nourlangie Painting
Cultural Exhibit


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