Back to Sydney for my final few days in Australia before I sadly had to leave and move on to the next part of the journey, but I couldn't think of many nicer places to spend those remaining days. I also used my time in Sydney to catch up with some good friends I'd made along the way... My first day was fairly uneventful as I tried to get my journal as up-to-date as possible andwent to practically every internet cafe in Sydney to try and find one that wou...

So it was down to just two of us now in Alice Springs and after a nice lie in, John and I decided to hire some bikes and explore a bit further out of town. We'd heard reports of all sorts of dramas going off in this rather strange little town so we were prepared for anything, but after cycling along the Todd River to the famous telegraph station we found a peaceful little oasis, not at all like we'd been told to expect. At the telegraph station you can wa...

Now the Kakadu family was down to just two - John and I were the only two remaining from the start of the trip, with some of the others choosing just a three day trip around the red centre and others travelling on down to Adelaide in the south. But it wasn't all bad as we actually had to leave on our trip to the red centre a day earlier than planned because the one we were originally booked on was cancelled. No real dramas there, it just meant an extra day in...

So the Kakadu family was down to just 12, but we were all assembled bright and early at 5.40am for the next step of our journey down to Alice Springs. Leaving at that time was too early even for me to stomach any breakfast so I was glad of the stop at Adelaide River again to refil my body with some caffeine and some good old bacon and eggs to soak up the previous night's alcohol intake! It was also the first time I'd had my eyes open for more than 5 minut...

Early starts were to became a regular occurence as I started the first leg of my 11 day trip from Darwin to Alice Springs. The first three days were dedicated to exploring Kakadu and Lichfield national parks, although as we found out right from the start the weather can have a huge impact on the actual itinerary and sometimes what you thought you had booked to do might not necessarily be what you actually end up doing. But at 6.20am the 16 members of the 'Kak...