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... here. Been driving around Darwin today visiting museums and picnicking by the lake. Even paddled in the pacific. There's no swimming in the sea here as if the crocs don't get you the jellyfish will. Tomorrow we may do another trip down the Stuart Highway and we've still to see the old gaol. Monday we're off to the Red Centre bright and early (Alice Springs) and what will no doubt be a fantastic trip to Ayers Rock. Catch up with you all then.<br><br>Tracey and Phill<br>

... for six months out of the year is amazing to see first hand.<br><br>Despite the little inferno today, the magnetic termite mounds survived. In addition to designing fireproof homes, somehow these termites are smart enough to build these towers facing north to south. I know you are just waiting in anticipation for some awesome answer as to why but it's actually quite simple. With the rectangular hill on a north-south axis, the large ...

... with bare essentials and kayaked up the gorge to a couple of remote camp spots on sandy banks that would be at least 10m underwater during the wet season. We crossed 9 rock bars there, and the same back. What is a rock bar? A complete blockage across the gorge made of rocks. To cross these required portage, aka a mixture of dragging, pushing and carrying the laden kayak over slippery rocks. I openly admit that after the 4th ...

... singing along to the radio at all times, which we duly did, and Eminem&#8217;s &#8216;Lose Yourself&#8217; became a favourite, and Jack would chat to us about the greatness that is The Red Hot Chillie Peppers. Every so often during the day we would wash down the boat of all the fish remains and bad pearl meat and watch the assortment of fish and shark that would come to the surface for their daily afternoon feast. This in turn led to me and chlo&#8217 ...

... outside world and put the tele back on- well, we'd paid for the room so we might aswell make the most of it!<br> The only thing to report today was the fact that we splashed out on room service for dinner, and ate in in the style that only we know how- on an ironing board used as a table, in bed!

... food with his mouth, which is underneath him. Feeding the whiprays was amazing but he was surprisingly slimey! A whipray is a fresh water equivalent of a stingray (yep, the same ones that got Steve Irwin) but they only 'attack' when seriously provoked, so I was in hardly any danger. It was just such an experience and privilege to beable to feed them.<br> The next display was the 'Birds of Prey' exhibit, where they flew different types of falcons ...

... to be of any help , there was i think he said 180 planes on the first raid against 12 planes of the Australians so they were soon shot down or destroyed on the ground this air raid lasted over an hr and then they came back wit about 80 planes at midday to finish off the town and its surrounding defenses, these air raids continued for another 12 months.<br>We then moved onto one of the idiots favorite past times Bullsh*t we were in the head of it here they call it Parliament ...

... 8211; perhaps that is a good thing!<br><br>The off to the East Point Military Reserve where Steve visited the museum and I walked around taking photos of the remains of the observation posts and ammunition stores.  I still find it hard to believe that Darwin was bombed to the extent it was and for the length of time &#8211; someone said it went on for 18 months although I haven&#8217;t read that anywhere and of course it was hushed up at the time apparently.<br><br>We then went on to ...

... Pinot Noir (yes, I have been converted) and celebrated!<br><br>Tues.21 Apr. A really lazy day. Bus to a mall (for the air conditioning) and a bus back, the long way round for the sightseeing. We were delighted to find New Zealand marshmallow Easter Eggs! As some of you know, marshmallow eggs are only made in New Zealand and extremely hard to procure in Australia. Hey Barb, check out 'NZ Natural' in your shopping malls.<br><br>Dave is going to add his bit later.