Novotel Atrium Darwin

... First there would be one long streak that would go up from the cloud and burst into fingerlings and race across the sky. What was so amazing to watch was the streaks as they went up. I've never seen lightening go up and not down to the ground before. I loved it. And I haven't ever seen lightening with some many fingers on the streak. Unfortunately it wound down Fantastic show of nature.

Greyhound Bus &#8211; Friday 6th to Saturday 7th November<br> Four consecutive bus journeys crammed into thirty-one hours are as advisable as they sound. I had two nights on the bus, providing around four hours of sleep, and a whole day in between where I did almost nothing due to being too tired to concentrate because of a lack of sleep from the night before.<br><br>The trip took me from Cairns back down to Townsville, then across ...

... gorges &#8211; my first thought had been to do a canoeing trip but I heard the stewards on the rain saying it was not recommended for novices &#8211; it was self guided and there were crocodiles in the water so definitely scratched that as a plan. It was good to get out and stretch the legs after being in various uncomfortable positions overnight but I started to get an idea of the heat I would be facing &#8211; it was 35 degrees and not a breath of wind. Back aboard and ...

... down the Burke and Wills Highway to Cloncurry and west to Mt. Isa. There is practically nothing to see for hundreds of kilometres except for very long road trains. These road trains were over 50 metres long and carrying a variety of freight including cattle and brumbies. There are many cattle stations in this area of the country. We were talking to one local guy at Normanton and he said from his neighbors front gate to his neighbor's actual home is 57 kilometers ...

... know why! Box jellyfish and Crocodiles. Nice.<br><br>After a few drinks we finished the evening by going along to see some Aboriginal dancing as part of the festival. It was really interesting. Everyone sat around a big patch of sand that had been dumped on the park and after a bit of a smoking ceremony about four different tribes got up and did their stuff. Some dudes were playing music on a didgeridoo and wooden blocks and singing. It&#8217;s a really traditional Australian sound. The ...

... Australien...<br><br>... als wir nachts in Darwin ankommen, schlafen wir uns erstmal am Flughafen aus (und das erstaunlich gut) bis wir uns auf Erkundungstour begeben... und spaeter den Zug "The Ghan" etc. fuer den naechsten Tag buchen, um nach Alice Springs zu fahren... <br><br>... 24 Std. "brausen" wir mit Stop in Katherine durchs Outback... dabei wird mir auch bei langem aus dem Fenster schauen nicht langweilig - wir bekommen schon unser ersten ...

... in beide richtingen, nauwelijks verkeer en af en toe een dode kangoeroe naast de weg) We kwamen aan in Banka Banka, bij de Helen Springs veehouderij die zo groot is als heel Belgie! Hier krijgen we een slide show over het leven daar. 's Avonds bij het kampvuur haalt een van de andere gasten zijn gitaar boven. Vroeg naar bed vandaag met zware wind rond de tent, maar toch heerlijk geslapen.

... of the cattle station. We got there, but a howling wind, tried to put our tent up and failed! Much to Gra's disgust we had to drive on to the next 'stop' which was a petrol station with a motel out of Hitchcock!! Got a room, more like a container, but it was clean. And Gra perked up when he realised their Tv was in colour and that we could watch the Portugal v France match!!! which we did.