Off the prawn boat

15 Darwin to Darwin 1 July

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July 1st 2011
We've been playing tourists so not too much to report! In Darwin we took tours, saw sights and bought some prawns ($20 for 3 1/2 kilos - FOUR meals) From Darwin we headed east into Kakadu. (Now need a $25 permit to go there) Whilst there we took a tour into Arnhem Land and learned some "aboriginal stuff". Took a sunset cruise on some lagoons off the South Alligator River. Saw sever ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Daly Waters

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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