Pic is of the pool - part of Mercure Hotel which I stayed in last night. 5min walk from the airport. What a crap nights sleep. I think I was so worried about missing my flight in the morning that I was awake every 30min! Well in what I now believe is typical qantas we have been delayed... possible boarding call might happen at 9:30? We were supposed to fly out at 7:10. I could have slept soundly. Been chatting to a young guy in the army, Hamish. Great bloke, l...

Bit of a bumpy flight out of Kununurra, however we soon levelled out. Pic is of the ocean which is dead flat! Spoke to guy from Melbourne on the plane and he was intrigued by an office worker turned cowboy. Sounds like it's always been a dream of his too... was great to inspire someone, and the line for him was it's never too late to chase your dreams. Great bloke and a really interesting conversation. Landed back in Darwin and I was planning on having dinner w...

Took a trip into Darwin. Initial thoughts weren't flash, but then I really didn't know what to expect! Glad I went into town, got my winter white legs out as it got warm... cruised the streets for a bit and then ended up at Crocosaurus Cove. Met the crocodile off of Crocodile Dundee, or so they said. He doesn't play well with others so lives out his existence here. Lots of pics of crocs and reptiles. Pretty astonished at how many poisonus snakes live in the Kimbe...

This is one vast country. Flying over this arid land is mind blowing. Brown, and did I mention vast! The odd house in the middle of what appears to be nowhere. Glimpses of water. Not sure why we had a safety briefing on life jackets. Can't see myself drowning if we crash! My grandfather isn't doing very well, he's 95 and reluctantly been placed in a rest home - somewhere he really didn't want to go to. I had a conversation with dad before I left about Grandad no...