town of katherine

I finally get to pick up a day old newspaper (one of the benefits of living up here) to read all about Sorry Day, which I spent at Kata Tjuta and Uluru, surrounded by tourists, most of whom were oblivious to the significance of that day. I eagerly devour the paper (and my lunch) back on the train with a lump in my throat.

The Top End

February 25th 2008
If you're going to catch the Ghan and stop off at Alice, be sure to chuck in a day of rest after your whirlwind tour of the red centre. I got back to Alice from the tour at 5pm and had to catch the train at 6. Not much room for a breakdown there. I spent most of the second leg of the train trip asleep. Woke up just before Katherine to find a completely different landscape, lush and green. Stepped ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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