Litchfield NP

Week 9 & 10

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July 22nd 2010
In our last blog we mentioned the capture of a large salt water croc in a trap at the Douglas hotsprings. After seeing a picture of it in the NT times, we continued on our journey with our eyes vigilantly peeled looking for the ever present but elusive salties. After setting up camp at Daly River we journeyed over the river crossing and were finally graced with our first sighting. A large croc lay ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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