Monthly Archives: September 2011

After hearing the Kaka-don’t stories and how wonderful Litchfield was compared to Kakadu and after spending the previous nights in air conditioning – I should have known Litchfield was going to be hard work!!! Drove out of Darwin & stopped … Continue reading →

I spent Monday walking around the “downtown” bits of Darwin that were accessible from my hotel – I decided I’d do that on one day & then drive to the things that were further out (but still very much in … Continue reading →

On the way to Darwin from Jabiru – I could have stopped at lots of places – but really I was looking forward to getting into Darwin – so I only stopped at a place called Mamakala – which has … Continue reading →

The people I had met from Armidale nicely offered me a lift out to another rock art area (and a place with another great lookout!!) called Ubirr. I was planning to go there this day anyway – so it was … Continue reading →

Arnhem Land is right next to Kakadu and the road in is just near Jabiru.  You can go into Arnhem Land yourself – you need a permit from the Lands Council (I think). I’m not sure how hard they are to … Continue reading →

From Cooinda I next went to the Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre – which is actually just next door to Cooinda. The Centre is quite interesting, with a lot of info on the culture and history of the local aboriginals.  Also … Continue reading →

After I put a post on Facebook about yellow water – some people (cheeky souls) asked if yellow water was anything like yellow snow!!!  Luckily the answer is no. I decided to stay at Cooinda next – which is where  … Continue reading →

OK – as it is soooooo freakin’ huge – I’ll try to cut Kakadu down a little. From Katherine Gorge I went back into Katherine, did some groceries, another quick look around and then headed out. I was going to … Continue reading →

Katherine is apparently the 3rd biggest town in the Territory -I’m assuming its behind Darwin & Alice.  I went straight there after leaving Mataranka – lots of dry bushland in between. Katherine has a fairly large visitor information centre – … Continue reading →

OK – so, left the Devils Marbles and drove back into Tennant Creek. Pulled up there for a little while – stopped at one of the Auto stores as I think I left my tyre pressure gauge hanging on a … Continue reading →