Jacqui's frog taken by the frogtographer, Rob

Day Thirty - not technically our last day

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October 12th 2008
Well. Here we are. Not quite over, but nearly. We're having a drink and talking about not wanting to go home. We are just home from Mindil market and we watched another beautiful sunset from the beach there. The sun sets quickly here. A burnt orange orb that only lasts a few minutes. But the sky changes colours for some time afterwards. The day began on quite a sour note. Ro's wallet and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin » City of 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