Blogs from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 80

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

I mentioned before that I really missed seeing Israelis. Since Passover in Sydney I met only 5 Israelis in almost 2 months. I missed talking Hebrew, I missed some Israeli directness... Well since I arrived to Darwin I had plenty of that! And I enjoy it a lot. The first evening here - Friday, only just arriving, I hear "Anat, how are you???" I turn to see Hila, a girl I met in Wellington. We even thought of travelling together but it didn't work out eventually. She is travelling now with another Israeli, Nadav, and we immediately went to catch up a bit on a can of diet coke. As she came from the east coast and was going west now, we decided to meet for dinner and exchange information. We dined out with real good ... read more

Also, if you want to check out what the rest of the group is up to while I am away, here is Katie's blog: http://www.xanga.com/kateshan33 ... read more

I just finished a 3 day camping tour in Kakadu National Park located 500 km from the city of Darwin. Now I know how the contestants on Survivor feel when they win the shampoo/soap/clean water reward challenge. It’s almost impossible to feel refreshed since it hot and humid in the Northern Territory of Australia. Regardless, Kakadu NP is a beautiful site to see. The waterfall swims, croc spotting and bird watching were well worth the trip. I don’t have time to write on my entire experience…but enjoy the photos!... read more

We spent the first night in Darwin (pronounce Dah-win) drinking with our traveling companions. Free jugs of beer kept landing on our table and the beer drinking masses (so everyone but me) happily consumed it. After drinking like an Aussie all night, Rachel and i headed back, happy to sleep in a real bed! In the morning we went exploring... down to the beach. Darwin would be an excellent resort city if everything that lived in the ocean around there didn't kill you. Between the box jellyfish and the sharks, the water (and thus the beach) is a no go, or just a place to view from a far. In the afternoon we headed out to the museum and the beach (for the view of course). The best part of the musuem was on the typhoon ... read more