Medina Grand Darwin

... and Toronto and texts to Toronto, we had to call the tour company and change our tour date. Stores close around 5 or 6 p.m. every night but tour companies have someone on the phone all night so you can call and spend money. How about that.<br> That left us without plans for today which is good since I didn't get to bed until after 4 a.m. We were up by 11 with some ...

... a country whose government wasn't corrupt or obsessed with spying on their citizens.<br><br>I went to the tourist office and had a walk round the town which started to come to life at 8:30. At 9 I was the first customer in a mobile phone shop and wanted to get a sim card but they didn't have the right network (3) that I needed for Sydney so I now have to wait until Adelaide to buy the one I need. I had a walk round what was a very ...

... as it is not far from Darwin <br><br>For my last couple of nights in the campervan I relaxed at a site only about an hour from Darwin called Tumbling Waters. It had really friendly staff, good facilities and all sorts of creatures wandering about, I am sure I heard something poking about at my water bucket during the night &#8211; so very glad I had kept the door closed over. No swimming here at the natural springs due to the presence of a high level of bacteria or was it a 4 ...

... Being in a new town led me as always down the trail for an adventure, and I hopped on a city bus to find the Aviation Heritage Museum out by the airport. When I paid my two dollars for a three hour pass I had no idea I would buying a cheap journey that would prove actually more interesting and action packed than the destination itself. A large group of mostly barefoot, half dressed Aboriginal people boarded the bus and immediately started harassing the bus ...

... at this stage).<br><br>We drove out and basically drove straight to Darwin from there. We arrived early afternoon, set up (sweating galore &#8211; it's really humid) and had some lunch. We went to the pool in the afternoon and then went into town for some dinner in the evening. It has thankfully cooled down more here than in Kakadu so we ...

... to leave the hotel at 8:00am (everyone agreed but Vivian). <br>Up for breakfast we excitedly looked forward to what lay ahead of us. However to our surprise there was one small glitch. The GPS had crashed on us over night. There was slight skepticism that maybe we wouldn't be able to navigate the entire trip successfully without the GPS. Joe assured us we would have no trouble. I hadn't realized I had built such confidence in the group at this ...

... the photos that it is a lovely fresh water spring. The water temperature was nice and warm and it was a perfect spot to refresh for a while after negotiating the large underwater rocks. While enjoying the water we were paid a visit by two large goannas, also looking for a cool down and something for lunch (yes they got in the water too!). We also spotted a tree snake chasing a jumpy frog on our way down to the spring. Such excitement! <br><br>After ...

... egg it was delicious. We headed to Litchfield National Park. Coming to the Northern Territory I didn't know much about the area, but was open to finding out. We went to the termite mounds. One side of the road has Magnetic Termites, the other has Cathedral Termites. Magnetic mounds are named as they look like tombstones, as they are pretty flat, and they go from North to South. Cathedral ones on the other hand are more colourful. Apparently the mounds are ...

... housekeeping", such as booking my further stay, checking emails etc, and then I went to explore the city. Darwin is definitely a city, especially compared to Katherine and Alice Springs, but it is a rather small city. I found the harbour (the one that was bombed during WWII) and the pier (where they filmed part of the movie Australia). There's also a really nice stretch of parkland overlooking the ocean, right next to the hostel I'm staying at. That evening I went out to, what I ...

... 8217;Australie en convoi francophone. <br><br>Le Litchfeild Park&#8230;<br><br>Nous avons visite le magnifique Litchfield Park pendant trios jours, celebre pour ses cascades et lagons d&#8217;eau douce. Simon a fait un saut de 15m du haut d&#8217;une chute! Nous avons eu la peur de notre vie, Simon a se lancer dans le vide et Sabine a le regarder. Dans le parc nous avons aussi pu observe des Thermitieres geantes. Certaines atteingnent plus de deux ...