Darwin turns out for sunset

Darwin ditty

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June 16th 2009
Distance traveled 4060km(100%).Stayed two nights.Washongi was starting to sense “mission nearly accomplished” as we swung back onto the Great Northern Highway for the last time.The sign board read Darwin 797km’s.About 30km’s further along we crossed the state line into the Northern Territory and this was in itself an interesting “crossing”.Just keep in mind the following….the NT has ... read more

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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