Sunset at Ubirr, Kakadu

The trip so far

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October 22nd 2009
Been on the road now 3 weeks, all is travelling well. I've had some fun, some dramas, and some laughs along the way. It's wonderful to see your own country, nothing like what I was expecting. Only had a few mishaps, one being a foot infection day 4 into my big trip. Got held up for 2 days for the swelling to go down so i could drive. It was from a mozzie bite, so now I have become the mozzie repel ... 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