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Horsham, England, United Kingdom

This is it, this will be my last entry.. In an attempt to readjust myself back in to society I thought it a great idea to make a visit to the Horsham English festival, which promised a whole host Englishness in all its glory..  Morris dancing, country dancing, warm ale (yes any Ozzie's reading this thats how its meant to be!) bunting and always the possibility of rain.. Luckily the sun shone on us all day and it was glorious.. So, if you've managed to read this far then I thank you sincerely from the bottom of my heart. Its been quite a fantastic experience for me and I hope you have enjoyed sharing it with me. I am quite humbled to say that to date over the last 11 months I have had 7872 visits to my blog which is quite amazing I think.. Thanks to everyone who sent emails or messages on the blog, it was great to hear about what was happening with you all while I was away. I have to thank all the people I met along the way, some of who may bereading this too, I'm sure it wouldn't have been the same withoutyou.. and lastly and by no means leastly the love and support of my family backhome.. I think back to June last year when I first landed in Quito, papping my pants and thinking this has got to be the most craziest idea I have ever had, what on earth am I doing,?? That seems like a lifetime ago already and now its all over, time does indeed fly by.. Adiós amigos  xx
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Horsham, England, United Kingdom

My smashing friends organised a home coming party for little old me in Horsham.. 
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Back in a much cooler Sydney for my last few days of this mamoth adventure...
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The flight from Darwin stops in Brisbane for about 20 mins before we head on to Sydney..
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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Last day of the tour. 
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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Another day bouncing around in the off road bus with a crap aircon system..
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Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

From Darwin I took a 3day "4wd adventure" into Kakadu National Park. The area has been inhabited by Aboriginal tribes for at least 50,000 years, the land remains largely untouched (appart from the uranium mine near Jabiru) and has been handed back to the traditional owners who now lease it back to the Australian government who now between them manage the park.    
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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Alice springs to Darwin on the Greyhound bus for 22 hours! One rubbish film, no music and a whole lot of sitting down watching the world go by. An immediate contrast from the red centre is of course the abundance of greenery up here and the heat; I'm not one to complain about heat, the dry heat of the desert was bearable but the humidity up here, currently at 70% today is something else..
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Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

The day after the tour before, and the end of tour night out at Bojangles (that name takes me back) in Alice with the group, late nights and early mornings taking their toll....
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London, England, United Kingdom

Well that's it, the trip is complete and now I'm home.. 
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