Katherine Hot Springs

Tuesday Nov 21, 2017

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November 21st 2017
Today we head for Darwin. Perhaps a little less heat but certainly a lot more humidity awaits. It was nice having a vehicle in Katherine since it’s pretty difficult to get around otherwise. Our first stop of the day was the School of the Air but we had mistakenly thought it was open to visitors. We almost visited a local diggeridoo shop, but the caretaker could not find the proper key. It was ki ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » 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