Things kicked off around 7am this morning with everyone looking as if they had had as much sleep as an insomniac at a rock gig. We headed to Nourlangie Rock for a 1 hour hike to look at various paintings on the rock walls that had been left by Aboriginis many moons ago. We then headed to Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre, which was a further insight into the culture & beliefs of various local tribes. That afternoon we were booked on to a river cruise that...

Today saw a return to the early starts that we thought we had been banished in Asia. We started our two day tour of Kakadu National Park by getting our bus at 6am. There we met our new friends for the next two days, these included 2 Yorkshire lasses (Sally & Amylou) who live not too far from where my Mum grew up. Our first stop in Kakadu was to the Bowali Visitor Centre, where Graham (a local Aborigini & former park ranger) told us about the park, loca...

Our first 3 days in Darwin were fairly uneventful as we were still coming to terms with the sudden rise in alcohol prices (even if I couldn't drink still) Most mornings were spent waiting for the downpour of rain to stop & we then headed out on various walks through Darwin & along its beaches (even if there was a Tsunami warning for Oz after the earthquake in Japan). We walked along the coast & read about Darwin being attacked by the Japanese in Wor...