The ugly looking Huntsman

Behind the times in Darwin

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August 7th 2008
I was sorry to finally reach Darwin and bid my farewell to the French couple but as one door closes another opens this time to Jack, my Northern Territory CS Host. A great guy and a great apartment - I arrived just in time for a dinner of freshly caught and cooked fish coupled with great company and whiled away the evening chatting. Darwin is an incredibly small city that given half a chance c ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin

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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