Sex in the Desert - Crossing the Carpentaria August 22nd 2006 Darwin seemed as familiar as Perth had been and largely unchanged from 2002. The weather is still hot and humid and the party continues on Mitchell Street. It was the Darwin Festival - we'd missed the big horse race and the Port Adelaide AFL game transferred up north, but there was plenty of music events on the go. The title of this page was borrowed from a band we went to see - changed slight ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Darwin 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
The original purpose of the blog was the 20th wedding anniversary trip in 2006 / 2007 - Ashes cricket in Oz, setting off early in April and going the long way round!
The trip came to an end in February 2007 and for a while retrospective blogging was the only option (for reasons that you can find in the Road to Freedom).
There are still two to travel and the passport is now back in use in 2009. We get distracted in more than the odd football ground along the way, but it is all part of the journey.... full info