They call it a “red-eye”

Darwin was named for Charles Darwin, who explored the harbor on his ship the Beagle.  Established in 1864, and having survived bombing by the Japanese in WWII, Darwin faced the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history, Cyclone Tracy, in 1974, Darwin is now a multi-ethnic, modern capital for the Nothern Territory.  After driving back from [...]

Lord of the Flies

We awoke early again for an 8 am guided walk with a ranger in the Yellow Water billabong.  Helen had given the talk at the Anbangbang shelter the previous day as well, and we really liked her style.    One person was particularly interested in birds, so she pointed out each of the 27 we spotted.  [...]

Hotter than…

 
We couldn’t wait to get out of the van in the morning, so we head back up to Ubirr in the morning for another talk, this one about one of the galleries of rock art.  We learned lots more, and when someone had a question about how old the art was, it was interesting to [...]

Are we there yet???

 
The third day on the Ghan, we stopped at 9 am in Katherine, famous for the Katherine Gorge, the Katherine River and being the first permanent water source heading north from Alice Springs! This time we opted to just take a shuttle to town and have a look around. It was another HOT day, and [...]

All Aboard!

 
Our 54-hour train ride on the Ghan was an experience to remember. Billed as one of the world’s “Great Train Journeys,” the Ghan cuts right through the center of the country, connecting Adelaide in the south with Darwin in the north. It was named for the Afghani cameleers who in earlier days had made the [...]