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September 9th 2009
Published: October 8th 2009
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Before heading to Kununurra, we had one last day in Darwin. Hillary and I made sure to get as much done as we could while still in the city. I deposited all the pocket change I had been collecting over the past few months, we sent home a box of extras we wouldn’t be needing during our travels (but couldn’t part with), did some laundry and enjoyed some very rare rainfall. We were in bed pret... Read Full Entry



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A fresh water crocodile.
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Their mouths may be small, but those teeth don't seem very inviting.
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It must be a long day having to be in the water to fish, but then have to come out and dry your self every half hour.
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Some more amazing views.
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Afternoon Tea

Much to our surprise, there was a huge afternoon tea! In fact, we even skipped dinner that night!
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The calm water made for some great reflections.
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The right end of these rocks is supposed to look like an elephant's head. Can you see it?
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Another great sunset. Seen a lot of them, haven't we.
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Just a short walk from the hostel was a national park, so we spent a day checking it out.
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There were a few designated walks, but unfortunately it was a walk in itself just to get to the entrance itself.
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We ended up getting lost and wandering into a campground along the way.
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It's a good thing we had brought along some snacks though.
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Hillary with a view of Kununurra in the background.
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The rocks were formed with multiple layers of rock compacting on top of one another. You can see it by the layers being different colours of rocks.
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Hill and I with a great view.
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Me trying out my best "Greek God" pose.
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I wonder how that rocks stays up there.
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A clearer view of Kununurra.
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Hill being adventurous and climbing up to the rock for a pic.
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My turn to climb up, showing off my incredible strength. What's not pictured is my "scared to death" expression when realizing how high I was and what I needed to climb down to get back to the pathway.
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Hillary giving Sunny as much love as possible before catching our bus to Broome.



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