A Pandanas Basket

This gorgeous basket is made using traditional methods, which means the prickly pandanas leaves have to be collected, the fibres stripped from the middle, then coloured with natural dyes using plant seeds, leaves, roots and some minerals. They are then woven into these lovely designs.

The Lucky Hiway Inn Stop

September 14th 2014
Having decided to head South Barry was keen to get as far as possible along the Stuart Highway today. We had a little bit of headwind for a while but it soon dropped and we motored along fairly easily to Mataranka, where we decided to stop for lunch. I noticed some coloured statues at the start of the town that I hadn’t seen last time so Barry parked near a large Banyan Tree (Strangler Fig) and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Daly Waters

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

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