I was so tired yesterday that I slept really well last night. It was a good job too as we had a steep hike to the top of Barramundi (Maguk) gorge in the morning. At the top there were mini waterfalls going into plunge pools and we had fun in the different levels before walking down to a huge pool at the bottom of a big waterfall which we swam in. On our journey back to Darwin we stopped by some big termite mounds and also drove through a couple of river crossing...

After a bit of a restless night, I managed to drag myself up out of the tent. There was no breeze last night so it was very sticky. Our campsite is only 15kms from our destination for the day but it took us about 40 mins to get there as it was a narrow 4wd track with deep sand and mud in places. It was very bumpy but also fun. There really is a sense of being far away from everything out here. It's pure undisturbed nature (until we came along!). We visited twin...

Time for another tour! This time a 3 day 2 night tour of the sights and delights of Kakadu National Park in the Northern Territory. Apparently the NP is half the size of Switzerland and is the largest in Australia. We will cover 900kms over the next 3 days. We are travelling in a Toyota Landcruiser which is a bit different as there are 2 benches facing each other that we sit on in the back. It feels a more personal tour though and I have chosen to travel with ...

I spent the day with Anli and Virginia, as Mel went on a tour this morning. We strolled in and out of shops after a nice brekkie of bacon and eggs, and then explored the wharf and parks. It was too hot to do too much, so after doing my laundry and calling mum, I used the internet and organised my bags. I embark on a 3 day tour of Kakadu tomorrow which picks me up at 7am. I'm feeling pretty exhausted as I haven't really stopped since leaving Sydney a whole month a...

The truck doesn't like us again and so had to be jump started. Once we were on the road many of us slept, until we were getting hot and uncomfortable and realised that the air conditioning had packed up. In between that time we stopped at the WA/NT boarder for photos and Ben dropped us off at Katherine river for a swim as we were all pretty hot and bothered by the time we arrived in Katherine. The swim was much appreciated. I also walked to a lookout where there...