Well ok - Up early this morning for what would be two long 'Road' days. The first day was the long drive down to Katherine Gorge. We stopped along the way at Edith Falls - another waterhole suitable to swim in as long as you don't mind sharing the water with the freshwater crocs! Also at the Devils Marbles (incredible rock formations of rounded granite boulders perched precariously atop one another). I loved the Marbles - it felt such a powerful place and reall...

Well today we arrived at the beautiful Kakadu national park which is due East of Darwin a few hours. I had be told many times before by previous visitors that Kakadu is just unreal - but even with this in mind I was still blown away. It is one of 3 world heritage listed sites in Australia - the other two being The Great Barrier reef and Uluru; and is unique for being the only world heritage site in the world that has a complete river system in it (The South ...

Today we arrived in the Town of Darwin. Named by the Captain of The Beagle in honor of his traveling companion - the then little known Biologist and soon to be author of a fairly interesting book about evolution. When we landed we were hit by the sheer heat of the place. It was 39 deg with 100% humidity. We caught a bus to the city centre relatively painlessly and checked into our backpackers. A quick shower and we took a stroll around town. I have to report...

Hey All, Well this last week has been pretty eventful! On Thursday I moved out of my cousins house and into a flat share with one of the zoo keepers who specifically rents out her room for volunteers. It was kind of bittersweet as I really loved staying with my family out here but also being somewhere new will force me to get out and socialise a bit. Plus this new place is right on the sunshine coast so lots of beach visits lol! Almost immediately after moving ...

Hey Guys, Well its been a while with no blogs - but havent really done anything blog-worthy (well until this weekend)! I have been quietly working away volunteering at the zoo 4 days a week and still loving it. Last week I had LPG put into my jeep and so stocked up on camping gear and at the weekend decided to head up into the Great Sandy national park for a weekend of camping and 4WD. I went with a friend from the UK who has moved over here and we took off Fr...