Value Inn Darwin

... to the main portion of the backpack. The zipper no longer stays closed if I have a lot of gear in the backpack but if I put a lock on it, no worries.<br>4) Totes bathroom kit and just about any kind of bathroom kit. Usually they are way to small. The Totes one was quite nice but once I have put anything in the pocket that looked to be made for that item, it wouldn't close worth a flip. It came with a ...

... Some are quite recent, well only 2,000 years old! Most often they were used for storytelling but sometimes for educational purposes as there are some detailed drawings of the anatomy of important animals and fish.<br><br>With the heat during the day the campervan at night is like an oven and I think every night I sweat off the 4 &#8211; 6 litres I drink during the day &#8211; not fun. It would be good to be able to keep the van doors open but there are so many flying/crawling ...

... dream about while sweating off all those pounds here. I have forgotten what it's like to walk outside and not get drenched in sweat after just a few minutes. Anyone want to come over and help me burn all these clothes and backpack that have born the brunt of all this heat and mugginess? A national weather report I overheard was talking about how snow hit some higher elevations somewhere. I need to find out exactly where this somewhere is and head on down!<br><br ...

... It was a lovely evening and the sunset was gorgeous and the food delicious.<br>On the weekends we have been out to Oenpelli in Arnhem land for their Stone Country Festival. We bought and aboriginal painting and saw some aboriginal dancers who were not really that great. Their didgeridoo playing was pretty good though. <br>We have also been to Fogg Dam and Window ...

... days. Greg was up at the crack of dawn as usual for a Super Saturday poring over papers and computer sites, preparing for the day of punting.<br><br> Deb and I frocked up and joined Greg and Damo (who had both rushed to the course at 10am) for our luncheon. It was not a great day for Greg, he had been hoping to redeem some of the cost of the tickets through the horses, but couldn&#8217;t shake a losing streak that began early and did not improve. <br><br> Damo on the ...

... we parked up and set off on the 45 min trek over boulders to Jim Jim falls. The funny thing being after all the walking and clambering over the rocks there wasnt actually any waterfall to see as we are in the dry season still. There was however a gorgeous rock pool for swimming in (safe from crocodiles) which was really cold so we had a well needed refreshing dip before walking back to the truck. Some of the people were on a 3 day tour so we said our goodbyes and ...

... picnics everywhere.<br><br>When the tides are in the water in the harbour and around the suburban beaches is a beautiful aqua blue and ever so tempting for a swim, however that is strictly not on the agenda as the risk of a sting from a box jellyfish or an attack from a croc is just way to high!<br><br>We enjoyed two days discovering the city. We paid a visit to Parliament House which is a commanding building standing strong and white overlooking the ...

... existence. Otherwise I am very excited about "Outback Jacks" dinner tomorrow night. The challenge is to eat 1kg of steak, 500g of wedges and 500g of salad in under half an hour. I am not sure where the challenge is supposed to lie here, perhaps you are underwater, or there is a team of ninja hampering your devouring efforts. I cannot be sure, but I am sure of one thing - pity the staff at Outback Jacks, I laugh in the face of their snack challenge. <br>Outie.<br>

We arrived back in Darwin on Wednesday and have just been hanging around enjoying Darwin and getting ready for our trip. Wednesday night we headed off to the local RSL to watch the footy and last night we headed back to the markets to try some new foods which was ...

... said I, as we sailed past the last stop before Cloncurry. Later, with both tanks now showing empty, we were able to fully explore the capabilities of our cunning fuel system, as an ever deepening silence overcame us. Not once was 'I told you so' uttered so the truck and navigator both passed the test brilliantly and thus we learnt that the range was at least 1270 ks , not 1220 as previously tested. We won't try that again. This was where the roads really ...