We treated ourselves to 2 nights in Darwin to celebrate our Wedding anniversary. The thought of spending a couple of days in a spacious unit compared to the confines of our van was particularly exciting as much as we enjoy the van it was nice to be able to "spread our wings" as it were. Our choice of accommodation was the Mantra on the Esplanade apartments and if the tariff is any guide we were expecting some pretty luxurious digs. Liz had booked a one bed...

We wanted to spend a few days in Darwin and enjoy what was to be our last piece of civilisation for a while before heading down to the Litchfield area where we are expecting to stay/work for about the next 6 months. Caravan Parks are rather expensive in these parts particularly closer to the City itself yet it was only the shoulder season as the Wet Season was still with us though the rains were becoming less frequent. We chose to stay at the Oasis Caravan...

As per usual we got up before sunrise it was nothing spectacular to look at but I snapped a few shots anyway, cooked some breakfast as we were both starving we had been too busy jamming the night before to cook dinner and set off on our way. These young folk can't handle the pace they were still pushing out the zeds when we left. Just over 90 km's up the road is the famous Pink Panther Larrimah Hotel, we drove past last year but this time we pulled in for a ...

Wow it was AMAZING! Spacecraft of every conceivable size and shape flittering across the sky with lights so bright they were almost impossible to look at, it was like watching a collection of the best Sci Fi movies ever made. I guess it was no surprise that the most common shape was in fact the traditional disc/saucer and I felt that they were actually putting on a "show" for all of us who were watching. These objects made noises like I have never heard in my li...

I was excited about heading off this morning as I was keen to stop for the night at Wycliffe Well - The UFO Capital of Australia. Last year we stopped for fuel, bought a couple of souvenirs and took some touristy photos but this time it was stay material! The drive was pretty uneventful but the landscape does change a bit along this section with some nice hills of exposed rock at various points, created many millions of years ago. We did pass some more cattle ...