A youTube video Aussie Actually, on emigrating to Australia

Let's get our minds off the floods. Here is a youTube clip from Lois Nicholls who has written a book Aussie Actually, the story of emigrating to Australia. Many of the scenes are around Brisbane.




Enjoy...

DARWIN - N.T. - The bush, strange fruits, waterholes, water buffalo, Litchfield National Park, Mindil Beach

 

The hot, dry bush in the Kakadu National Park

 

Some strange bush fruits in Kakadu - sorry, don't know the name, do you?

 

One of the many waterholes south of Darwin. This is part of Berry Springs.

The beautiful Arafura Sea. View from Darwin close to where the WW2 bombing took place.

 

A water buffalo caught resting while a friendly bird eats its pests.

Another swimming hole south of Darwin.

Many illegal fishing boats get confiscated. The Maritime Museum puts some on show.

Litchfield National Park swimming hole. Oh this was good on a boiling day!

Action!

They grow big termites in Darwin

A lovely cool bush walk south of Darwin (sorry! Darwin teeters on the edge of the Arafura Sea south everything else is south!

They're a weird bunch! Darwin streets.

So now we wait for the sunset. The beach will be packed soon. I'm going to post some glorious sunsets from Mindil Beach next post.

I hope you enjoyed tripping around Darwin.

DARWIN in the NORTHERN TERRITORY

Darwin has some great Colonial buildings

Government House

Aboriginal Cave Art

Berry Springs, a natural waterhole south of Darwin where it is safe to swim.

My husband and I lived in Darwin for a few months before it was razed by Cyclone Tracey. This is the old house we rented. We went back recently and lo and behold, it was one of the few original houses standing!

I hope you enjoy this peek of Darwin. I'll be posting more in a few days.

Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory

A short trip through Kakadu.

When we were in Darwin for a wedding, we took a day trip to the Kakadu National Park. It has been developed a lot since I was last there like 30 years ago! Good roads, good tourist info, and especially good Aboriginal tours now available. Our trip up the Yellow River had a wonderful commentary. The sights were awesome. I'll share some with you.

Aboriginal Rock Art

The caves where the rock art is found

Wildlife watching on the Yellow River. The guides are aboriginal and it's an aboriginal-owned company.

Jabiru in the wetlands

Brave bloom in the wilderness

Aren't the little ducks cute?

Part of the Yellow River wetlands

Jaiburu, the NT's national bird, is everywhere.

Please leave a comment and tell me what you think.