Darwin with Nic's Mum and Dad

We had a terrific 4 days with the folks in the very hot and humid Darwin and we got up to all sorts of exciting things.

We went to Litchfield National Park and saw this huge termite mound:

Here are some magnetic termite mounds. They all face the same way so that they get as little sun exposure as possible - amazing! They look like tombstones.

Here we are taking a dip in the lovely cool water at Buley waterhole.

Next we had a swim at the spectacular Wangi falls. We were surprised that the falls had so much water considering that it is the end of the dry season.

Next we visited another spectacular gorge and Tolmer Falls:

The following day we went on a Jumping Croc Cruise. They also fed this eagle that swooped down right in front of us to get the meat:

Here are two of the many crocs - they really do jump!

This one is called ZigZag and she has one arm missing. It was apparently lost during love-making!

Here is a kite - they also fed a group of these and it was amazing to see them swoop down and pick up the bits of meat from the surface of the croc-infested river.

To celebrate our one-year anniversary of travelling we sent on a sunset and dinner cruise around the harbour.


The following day we went to Aquascene and fed some of the hundreds of fish that arrive each day. Here is Marlene feeding a Bat fish.

The following day we had to say goodbye to Barry and Marlene which was very sad. We are now back on our own.