Katherine Gorge

Broome to Darwin Day 9 - Darwin

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May 3rd 2012
As the clock had gone forward when we drove into Darwin the previous day we got up when it was still dark which felt strange as we had always been waking up naturally with sunrise for the last 21 days. The ground was wet this morning as there was a large storm last night - the first rain we have seen since leaving Melbourne in March! Rich cooked bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast and then d ... 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