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Detailed travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Detailed Travelogue on Australia and New Zealand

Larry
2006-05-27 03:23:16

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rain) at 6:00am to wake me up. I caught the 6:25am bus to the
Yellow Waters River Cruise.
The rain stopped soon (though the sky was still grey), and the cruise
turned out to be pretty nice. The first trip of the day is supposed to be
the best one to see wildlife, and sure enough, off the side of the boat were
plenty of crocidiles. The whole area resembled a marsh or wetlands, and
many birds make their homes there.
When the cruise was over, I drove to Nourlangie Rock, a site containing
some ancient rock drawings. I originally wanted to see the drawings at
Ubirr, but the roads there (as well as to most other places in Kakadu), were
either totally washed out, or accessible only with a 4WD. I settled for
Nourlangie Rock, with its well-preserved cave drawings. While I was walking
around the area (alone), a wild kangaroo appeared up close, had a look, then
hopped away.

DARWIN

Feeling tired, wet, and disappointed that so many roads were washed out
or inaccessible with a normal car, I decided to leave Kakadu and go onto
Darwin that afternoon. Darwin is a town on the northern coast of Australia,
and the weather there in the summer is hot, humid, and wet. I read that
many people who live in Darwin stay only a few years before moving on. I
can understand why. It's not that Darwin is a bad city -- it's not -- but
during the summers, the weather is miserable.
Since I hardly got any sleep in Kakadu, and I'd have to wake up at 4:30am
the next day for an early flight, I wanted a place to crash and get a few
good hours of sleep in Darwin. I found one.
If you're ever in Darwin, and want a simple, clean motel room, stay at
the "Valu Inn", a place their brochure describes as a "self-service motel."
Located right in downtown Darwin, the place is brand new, quiet, and you get
a nice cozy air-conditioned ...

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