Blogs from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 78

Hey guys Sorry its been a while but i have just been so busy over the last week that i haven't had a chance to sit down let alone write one of these but i'm here now and its better late than never eh!! ok so where the heck do i start? Well last Friday I said goodbye to the Farnams and hopped on a very long train journey through the middle of Oz. I was on a train called the Ghan (named after the Afghan camels they used to build it - fountain of knowledge me!) that would take me up to a little place called Alice Springs. The train was a great way to travel and see the landscape of outback Australia so i'm really glad i did it although it did take 20 ... read more

The weather turned against me and made Darwin horrible and wet and yucky :(. ... read more

After a shrot drive from Darwin we stopped in a town called Jabiru in the heart of Kakadu national park to find the only accommodation out of our budget and the nearby NP attractions closed due to the huge rains that have besieged the area. We decided to drive a further 50km south (still in Kakadu national park) where we were able to stay at the Gagudju Lodge YHA in Cooinda where we settled in for a evening BBQ of sausages and a swim in the stunning pool as part of the complex. Tomorrow we will take the Yellow River boat cruise and must be up at 7:30am - ouch! Mike... read more

Hello peeps, Quick cathup on the old blog as it has been a while. Have actually been working on a different type of blog which is taking shape and will be live over next few weeks - no need for different address - you will just see the change when it takes place, hopefully for the better anyhow! We are now in Darwin having driven 1,900km in 2.5 days from Broome - a drive which took us through amazing scenery and into the Northern Territory where we gained 1.5hours ahead in time difference, so we are now 9.5 hours ahead of UK time!!! They weren't lying when they said it was the wet season up here. Daily temperatures have stayed 35-40 degrees punctuated with monsoon downpours lasting for an hour and terrific lightning displays and amazing ... read more

Hello from Darwin! Had to spend an extra week in Cairns as my bus came just once every 2 weeks so had an extremely boring week. I was pretty disappointed with Cairns actually, there was really very little to do in the City through the day and torrential rain all week didnt help either! I went snorkelling out on the barrier reef though which was really really special, Ive never seen anything like it! I'm going to send some pictures and stuff like my skydive dvd home shortly so if you want to see them, just track down my mum and dad! So on Saturday I left and spent a night in Hughenden, Mount Isa (the only town of real significance for 700km's in any direction!) and Renner Springs before arriving in Darwin yesterday. The trip ... read more