2015, being a year that we have decided not to do any extended travelling (mind you that said we have already spent a month in Darwin and 4 weeks in South Australia and Canberra), my mate Al and I decided we should do a blokes trip into the outback for a few weeks.
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It was now the 24th February and the remaining time we had in Darwin was spent taking in the character and highlights of the city. The wet is a very special time of the year that has to be experienced first hand to have a full appreciation of it. The lushness of the streets and gardens is amazing. And of course … Continue reading – Photos and more
After our fabulous weekend (3 days) in Kakadu we spent the following week swanning around Darwin with a visit to the Botanic Gardens, more sunset wine drinking and dinners.
The weather has been fairly kind to us with day time temperatures around 32 Deg C and 85% humidity. I say it has been kind to us as we have had a … Continue reading – Photos and more
Chris and I and our family lived in Darwin from January 1972 until January 1987. In recent years, on our travels around Australia we have revisited the Top End but always in the dry season. So when an offer to house sit (for our longtime Darwin friends, Ken and Sheila) in the middle of the wet season we grabbed the … Continue reading – Photos and more