Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 17

Hey, Okay things are looking better! found some really cool guys to hang with who wierdly are canadian but lived in croydon! very funny! They even know a girl I went to the BRIT with!! Just having some quiet drinks tonight, am nursing a slightly worse for wear head!! Sorry again this is a quickie but have gota meet some friends; it was just to let you kow that all is fine and im off on my contiki tour down to sydney tomorrow!!!! Thank you guys for your messages, cant wait to catch up soon xxxx... read more

Hello everyone, deze keer iets sneller een nieuwe posting, om jullie een dikke vette nieuwjaar toe te wensen! Thanks voor alle leuke reacties tot nu toe, toch een beetje home-feel op oudjaar :) Maak er allemaal een superzalig feest van, doe eens goed zot, herinner de leukste momenten van het voorbije jaar en maak onhaalbare beloftes en goede voornemens voor 2009! Owke nog kort stuk blog: Vanuit Alice Springs hebben we de oude Ghan trein genomen richting Katherine in het tropische noorden van Australie. Echt chic, ook al duurt het 15 uur, deze nachttrein, je kan gezellig gaan eten in de restaurant wagon en buiten zie je hopen en hopen metershoge termietheuvels, prachtige zonsop-en ondergang tussen het kramakkellijk slapen door. Opnieuw ontmoeten we enorm vriendelijke australiers, een gezin opweg naar Darwin om mieuwjaar met heel de ... read more

In the morning we got a taxi to Parap market (nobody walks the 3km in this weather). Where we had breakfast (Pancakes for Charlie and Sauteed Squid for myself) and wondered around the weekly market, an array of multicultural food stands, aboriginal goods and the ubiquitous tat stalls! We then had lunch at the Star City casino where we walked to Mindil beach. A pretty cove where unfortunately we couldn't swim due to Crocodiles, Sharks and Jelly fish! On our walk back to our apartment we got caught in one of Darwin's famous rain storms! Our evening couldn't of been more perfect with the storms breaking before we boarded the Anniki (the Pearl Lugger that featured in the film Australia) for a Sunset Harbour Cruise. The sea was dead calm with only a very slight warm ... read more

We can not over state the humidity in Darwin! Saying that Charlie still undertook a half hour run. Cold showers are the order of the day! The morning was spent organising our accommodation for the next three nights in Darwin, Bali & Hong Kong. along with booking two Darwin day trips. In the afternoon we went to "Crocosaurus Cove" basically a Crocodile inner city park. The highlight of which was watching them being fed and holding an 18 month baby (1.5 meters long)! We then did what is now becoming a habit and had an ice-cream. For our dinner we walked to Cullen Bay and ate in one of the many restaurants over looking the harbour. We've been lucky and as yet haven't been caught in a thunderstorm, though we did witness a pretty impressive one ... read more

We arrived to Darwin and were nearly knocked out by the heat and humidity as we stepped off the plane. About 35C degrees and 98% humidity. The flight from Perth was amazing. The scenery of Western Australia was crystal clear from 37,000 feet. We flew right over the Kimberley. Just made you think about the history of the land. So rugged so empty yet so beautiful. I have never seen a place like it. On arrival to Darwin we headed to Cullen Bay to stay with Nathan and Emma. Our first order of business was to have as many dips in their pool as possible daily. I explored the local Art and History museum after a very arduous 1 hour walk through the mid day heat and humidity, albeit along the beach. As I walked along ... read more