Ahhh, Kakadu. We had always planned to do Kakadu before we got to Darwin, but as things turned out, we had to wait until after our stay in Darwin. And in the lead up to our Kakadu adventure, we’d been hearing and reading a number of reviews that had sparked the whole Kaka-du vs Kaka-don’t …
Tag: indigenous history
Adventures on the Gibb River Road
As we said goodbye to the laidback oasis that was Broome and headed for the remoteness of the Kimberley, we were still undecided about whether or not to tackle the Gibb River Road. A big part of us wanted to throw caution to the wind and just commit to it, whilst the more conservative part …
Our mammoth Fraser adventure
And a mammoth post filled with pics to show it all!!! Having arrived in Hervey Bay amid dreary skies and rainy weather, we set up the van whilst the girls watched DVDs but before too long, the girls were keen to pull on their gum boots and get amongst it! Our stay in Hervey Bay …
A town like Alice
Now, you can't write a blog post about Alice Springs and not use the title above now, can you?! Originally we’d planned to spend a couple of days in Alice, but of course our clutch issues and subsequent loss of time meant that we had to cut a few things. Unfortunately Alice was one of …
Two Sentences Tuesday #02
At a passing glance, the gnarled, stumpy branches and massacred bark of the majestic river Red Gum could have easily been mistaken for a lone pillar of deadwood; battered and ravaged by time and the natural elements. Silent in concentration as the words of the Elder reverberated in their ears, the participants gathered around the wide girth of …
A LIFE LIKE OURS 