The Yellow Water River

Making our way to Darwin

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November 7th 2006
This morning we had an extremely early start- 4.45am I got up! We had packed our breakfast the night before to eat on the coach so we didn't have to get up even earlier than that! We went on the Yellow Water cruise. This one was more aimed at the wildlife in the park and it was a really peaceful morning. I was amazed at how many different birds I saw. My favourites were the Jabiru, kingfisher, sea ... 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