Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 31

Mens solen er på vej ned bag Kakadu's bjerge vandrer Andreas alene rundt i en nationalpark på 20000 kvadratmeter (ca. halvdelen af Danmarks samlede areal). Derudover er krokodillebestanden enorm og når mørket sænker sig kan man ikke føle sig sikker med slanger og andre krybdyr. For at få alle detaljer med kommer her Andreas' egen beretning om seancen: Jeg stod altså i en situation hvor jeg skulle vælge mellem at gå til carpark eller lookout. Jeg valgte at dreje af mod carpark, da jeg syntes det var mest logisk. Kunne dog hverken huske lågen eller at vi havde drejet på turen dertil. Overbeviste mig selv om, at jeg måtte have gået med hovedet nedad og ikke lagt mærke til det. Som jeg kom ud af stien dukkede flere og flere ikke genkendelige steder frem. Var dog ... read more

Here we go again. Vi skulle som sagt afsted paa en 7 dages tur til Darwin med en masse interessante stop undervejs. Turen der gik under navnet Red Rocket startede kl. lort i Alice Springs. Vores foerste maal var Kings Canyon med enorme kloefter og spektakulaerer klippeskraaninger. Derudover saa vi en lagune med vand og palmer kaldet Edens Have samt the Lost City der var en staerk kontrast med udtoerrede floder og forkulede traeer. Bagefter tog vores aboriginal chauffoer Troy os til vores overnight camp naer Uluru/Ayers Rock. Her noed vi en Aussie Barbie (australsk BBQ) for derefter at drikke et par oel eller tre ved vores kontrollerede bushfire. I takt med at baalet langsomt ebbede ud fandt vi som de sidste vores primitive bivuakpose (kaldet "swag") frem og noed den enorme sydlige halvkugles stjernehimmel. Naeste ... read more

As you can see, despite having only been in Oz for 4 days, I am already picking up the lingo. Well here we are in Darwin. Having been told by a couple of guys in Singapore that people only go to Darwin when they're on the run from the police or want to disappear, we are pleasantly surprised to find that Darwin is quite small and dull, and doesn't appear to be particularly infested with dangerous escapees... The main danger appears to be to out piggy banks - Australia is seriously expensive. We have been spoilt recently I guess with food being ridiculously cheap everywhere we've been, but the prospect of daily living costs here is plain scary!!! Our flight from Singapore was slightly more exciting than we might have liked, with a combination of us ... read more

Up early and decided to see some of the sights first on the list was the jumping crocs.... read more

Today we will complete our last day of travel on the tour bus we expect to arrive at hotel in Mitchell St Darwin sometime in the late afternoon. First though we are travelling to Litchfield National Park with the main attractions being unusual termite mounds, four great waterfalls and some curious sandstone formations. We first encountered the amazing Magnetic Termite Mounds all lined up in a North to South row with the highlights being the giant mounds built by the Cathedral termite. We then visited some of the falls that spill off the top of the escarpment including Wangi Falls which has a pleasant rainforest hike which we both enjoyed before climbing the trail that leads up above the falls which has some stunning views. After getting hot and sweaty we walked back down and climbed ... read more