Bitter Springs Thermal Pool

Darwin to Bitter Springs

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June 19th 2016
Darwin (Howard Springs) to Mataranka (Bitter Springs) Peter joining us at 2am off the aeroplane from Melbourne, we had a later than normal start at 9.00am. Odometer 91915kms, Temperature 23 degrees celsius. With new DVD's to watch, books to read and audio books we took off not knowing if we would make it to Mataranka for a swim in the afternoon. Through Adelaide River and Timber Creek and then ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Mataranka

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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