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...

I arrived in Darwin feeling a little bit under the weather but only having two days to explore there was no time to feel sorry for myself. I had two choices - to stay in bed all day in a hostel that was more than just a little dark and depressing or get up, go out and sweat the old bugs out of the body...so the sweating option it was and it didn't take long to get started. The humidity up there was incredible, after staggering just a few steps you could alrea...

Arriving back in Cairns after another 12 hour marathon journey from one side of the country to the other I spent a couple of days just sorting a few things out and catching up on sleep!Then I hit the activity list again and went out to the Great Barrier reef for the day. I decided to pay a bit more to avoid the crowds and go to the outer reef where the coral is reportedly much better and much less visited. And how right the advice was. We snorkelled at two spots ...

For my second detour of the trip I decided to fly from one side of the country to the other and head from Cairns back to Perth...I really enjoyed the time I spent there before and was disappointed I hadn't had time to explore the south west corner. So when a good friend I'd made over there suggested I come back I jumped at the opportunity to go back and explore some more...After what seemed like a mammoth amount of travelling, 12 hours of flying, we spent...