Mediterranean All Suites Hotel Darwin

Doesn't happen every night, the sound and light show. There is no timetable listed anywhere and no guarantees but if you happen to catch one, it is spectacular. We're visiting in the "build up" which is another term for the time of weather before the monsoon season starts. We went to bed one evening around 11 and then was awakened by a tremendous rumble and clap of thunder. The hotel ...

... are the termite mounds as I am not sure that I have ever seen these anywhere before &#8211; they were thousands of them in a variety of colours, shapes and sizes<br><br>My seat companion was a young Dutchman who spends most of his working life in the UK, specifically Heathrow as his company are responsible for the new baggage handling system at Terminal 5 and before I said a word, he was quick to point out that the early problems were not their fault! He had been on the ...

... pin that the Aboriginals lick. Yes, they lick ant butts. Stay with me here... <br><br>The process is multistep but quite simple even for the average American underexposed to such Aboriginal delicacies. First, walk up to a line of these things that are just minding their own business. Now nab one with your thumb and forefinger but don't worry as they do not bite. Make sure its green behind is exposed between the fingers and lower it ...

... to Brisbane&#8217;s Mater Mother&#8217;s Hospital and into C-section, Huon John Proctor (formerly known simply as &#8216;Eggie&#8217;) was born 13 weeks ahead of schedule and now resides in a humidicrib where he will be for the next few months. A tiny perfectly formed human, from corn kernel to extremely small baby boy in 6.5months. I flew to Brisbane for the occasion. I guess this means I&#8217;ll have to look at baby poo!

... All of the trees had gone and the buildings were just twisted wrecks! It looked like a bomb site! There was a sound booth which was recorded on the night and was absolutely chilling! Also fascinating was &#8216;Sweetheart&#8217; the massive stuffed crocodile that got a bit of a tranquiliser overdose being captured, and how many things there are here that can kill you &#8211; box jellyfish and blue ringed octopus! <br><br>On Saturday I took a walk down to stokes wharf and had some awesome ...

... gift') *nd pulled up in the hotel's gr*nd c*rport *nd then checked in Queenie to their v*let service! It w*s kind* emb*r*ssing pulling up *t * posh hotel in * c*mperv*n, but the porter s*id it w*s not * first! Queenie h*d to be p*rked in their lo*ding b*y coz she w*s too t*ll to fit in the norm*l c*rp*rk!<br> On check-in we were given * compliment*ry bottle of wine for our '*nnivers*ry' *nd then we got the elev*tor up to our room, which w ...

Again we were debating whether or not to bother going to Berry Springs, but in the end we ended up staying 2 nights! I'd heard it was a good picnic spot, as they have thermal springs there plus a grassy BBQ area, so we were originally going to stop there to cool off and have a lunch break on our way up to Darwin, but we thought we'd make the most of our time!<br> The springs bubbled over a small ...

... in the hotel which was really cool!!! Then as they were sorting my room out i saw one of my mates from the East Coast who is staying and working in the same hostel which was wicked!!!<br><br>So i had about 2 days to kill in Darwin so had a good look around and sat in the sun! The next day i had to get up at 5am to catch my bus which was going to take me all around Darwin and to Litchfield National Park. First day we went to Buley Rock ...

... went into town on the bus yesterday and visited the Darwin Botanical Gardens.  They were very tranquil and peaceful.  Then I just had a little walk around the city centre before hopping on a couple of buses to look at the outer suburbs.<br><br>We have met two young guys who are hoping to work on a large station group called Tipperary about 200kms from Darwin near Daly River  &#8211; it is a huge station with over 2 million acres and running over 80,000 cattle! Grant and Dan are great and ...