The Journey to Darwin
7月29日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
On Sunday the 27th, I left Matt, my niece's husband, in my flat at 12.00, took a taxi to Victoria Station, and took the Gatwick Express to Gatwick Airport. I stayed overnight at the Premier Innもっと詳しく
Darwin
7月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
On a hot and sunny day, I walked across the road to an inside passageway next to Coles, the supermarket chain, for breakfast at a cafe. Then I went to the Tourist Information Office to pick up someもっと詳しく
Darwin
7月31日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
On another ho and sunny day, I had breakfast and lunch at the City 21 cafe on the Smith Street Mall. On the trip, breakfasts often consisted of granola, yogurt, and various fruits such as acai,もっと詳しく
Litchfield National Park
8月1日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
On a drizzly morning, we left the hotel and drove in a 21-seater AC coach down the Stuart Highway past cattle ranches and mango plantations before turning off to go to Litchfield NP by which time theもっと詳しく
Kakadu National Park
8月2日, オーストラリア
On another hot and sunny day, after a good breakfast at the hotel in Darwin, we drove down the Stuart Highway before turning off east along the Arnhem Highway.
The first stop was at a wetland with aもっと詳しく
Kakadu NP Rock Art on Day 1
8月2日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We saw some impressive rock art on Day 1.
Kakadu National Park
8月2日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
In the afternoon, we went to Cahill's Crossing to see vehicles crossing a dam across the East Alligator River into Anhem Land. The river was tidal with the sea being 32km away.
Then we went on aもっと詳しく
Kakadu National Park
8月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
After a chilly start, the weather warmed up and after a good breakfast at the Lodge, we drove to see rock art, including depictions of Lightening Man, at the Arnhem Escarpment where we also sawもっと詳しく
Kakadu National Park
8月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After the scenery at the Arnhem Escarpment, we went to a billabong which had egrets, magpie geese, cockatoos, and large foot-prints made by water buffalo although, much to John's consternation, weもっと詳しく
Darwin
8月3日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
On the way back to Darwin along the Arnhem Highway, we stopped at the Fogg Dam which had a viewing tower overlooking a flood plain. We saw juvenile wallabies boxing, blue-faced honeyeaters, jabiru,もっと詳しく
Darwin
8月4日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
On another sunny and hot day, another good breakfast at City21 cafe was followed by some hiccups due to the Darwin Cup holiday which meant that there were no hop-on, hop-off buses. Many ladies wereもっと詳しく
Darwin
8月5日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
On yet another sunny and hot day, I walked to the Royal Flying Doctor Service on Stokes Hill Wharf where I entered one of their planes and wore a virtual-reality headset to experience the Japaneseもっと詳しく
Darwin to Alice Springs
8月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
On another sunny and hot day, I checked out of MOM, leaving my holdall in the luggage store room. Unfortunately, it got wet which meant drying out papers for a few days in the Diplomat Motel in Aliceもっと詳しく
Alice Springs
8月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
The day started cloudy and cold with a little drizzle. At 20 degrees, it was 12 degrees colder than Darwin.
After having granola and fruit for breakfast in the cafe at the motel, I walked to theもっと詳しく
Alice Springs Reptile Centre
8月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
At the Reptile Centre, I joined a family for a demonstration by a handler with a Northern Blue-tongued Lizard and a Central Bearded Dragon. I had an Olive Python, Australia's second largestもっと詳しく
Alice Springs RFDS
8月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Across the road from the Reptile Centre was the Royal Flying Doctor Service housed in one of the old bungalows in the Heritage Quarter, all dated around 1940 and looked after by the National Trust.もっと詳しく
Alice Springs Desert Park
8月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
After a cool morning, it became a sunny and warm day which brought out the flies in the desert.
I took the free local bus to the Desert Park. A notice on the path to the entrance warned of dingoes.
Iもっと詳しく
Alice Springs Desert Park Birds
8月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
There were lots of aviaries in the different zones in addition to the Bird Show.
The following were seen in the aviaries: crested bell-bird; zebra finch; masked wood-swallow; spinifex pigeon; peacefulもっと詳しく
Alice Springs Telegraph Station
8月9日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
On another bright but chilly morning followed by warmth in the afternoon, I walked a few kilometres beside the dry Todd River, encountering flocks of galahs, to the Telegraph Station, one of the firstもっと詳しく
Alice Springs Olive Pink Botanic Garden
8月9日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
After a light lunch in the Olive Pink Botanic Garden, I walked around the flora typical of the dry Red Centre.
I saw a Black-footed Rock Wallaby with her joey, and a male Western Bowerbird buildingもっと詳しく
Alice Springs East MacDonnell Range
8月10日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
On another sunny and warm day, I checked out of the Diplomat Motel but left my luggage in the storeroom.
At 08.00, I was collected by a minibus to go on a half-day tour of the East MacDonnell Range.もっと詳しく
Simpsons Gap
8月11日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Leaving Alice Springs at 08.00 on another dry and sunny day, we drove to Simpsons Gap in the West MacDonnell Range for a 45-minute walk along the creek. There were rock wallabies in the cliffs.
Afterもっと詳しく
Kings Canyon
8月11日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
After a further three-hour drive, we arrived at Kings Canyon and walked in the wood alongside the creek for an hour.
We stayed in large cabins at the Kings Canyon Discovery Park and had ourもっと詳しく






































































































































