Fire in Katherine

The Dash to Katherine

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October 27th 2012
We rose early to catch the sunrise on the Devil’s Marbles, taking photos as we had breakfast. This resulted in an early departure (7:15), with a destination for Lake Woods as it had been highly recommended. We arrived in Tennent Creak at 9:30am and had a break as we accessed the internet and emails. While doing so we plugged the notebook into the 12v system for the first time. At our mid-mor ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Katherine

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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