Swimming at Maryanne Dam

Road Trip to Darwin

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November 27th 2007
Day 241 (22.11.07) After a couple of beers the previous night we were once again up at 5am for a 5:45 pick up - they just haven't heard of a lie in around here! Meeting our new guide Justin, we were on the road this time north toward Darwin. On our way up the long straight roads of Australia we made a couple of stops, an Aboriginal art shop and an ancient (in Australian terms) tele-communicatio ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory

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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