Travel back to the Tiwis
2018年11月12日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Fly ✈ to Melbourne on Sharp then taxi 🚕 to Jim's place as I have 7 hours to fill in.
Then find some lovely lunch at Buckley Corner cafe☕️.
Then walk 👣 and tram 🚠 to Essendon DFO.もっと詳しく
4.5 hour journey
2018年11月12日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
From Melbourne to Darwin.
Get in at 11.30 NT time, 1 o'clock in the morning Tassie time!
Then settle into Travelodge for a few hours before getting up again. Hopefully, I can use that pool on theもっと詳しく
Back to work
2018年11月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
Back to Bathurst Island on 8 am plane and straight back into work. Pretty tired today, not much sleep.
I couldn't believe how happy people were to have me back! Lots of hugs and smiles.
Back in myもっと詳しく
Wet season wonders
2018年11月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Looks like a few more flowers 🌸🌺🌻🌹🌷🌼💐
have come out in the last couple of weeks.
My house
2018年11月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
My home in the Tiwis.
Lot 689A
A little gem
2018年11月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Awesome little museum run by volunteer ladies
Tiwi Hall of Fame
2018年11月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Also, in the museum
They love their sport, especially footy.
Go Tiwi Bombers!!!!
More history
2018年11月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Bring 'er down, Hughey!
2018年11月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Wet season is here. Storms every afternoon and sometimes into the night. I like it.
Went out gathering
2018年11月17日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Mangos and coconuts just laying on the ground.
Nothing like a fresh sweet mango.
Coconut took me nearly an hour to dehusk but I eventually got it.
Yum
My morning
2018年11月17日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Flowers are blooming
2018年11月17日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
It rained
2018年11月20日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 33 °C
After a threatening but dry weekend it decided to rain at lunch time and most of the afternoon.
You get a hot slightly muggy morning then it builds up until a thunderstorm around lunchtime - withoutもっと詳しく
Cemetery and ceremonies
2018年11月21日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 33 °C
There's a lovely (and busy!) cemetery here. There's a funeral at least once a month, often once a week. Next week is an old fella who died of cancer. This one was expected so not so bad as the youngもっと詳しく
Before and after
2018年11月24日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
A few snaps of before and afters.
Some of my kids
2018年11月27日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
Froggy business
2018年11月27日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
I looked in the pool yesterday and there were tadpoles! And I haven't seen the frog since.
Getting ready to leave tomorrow
2018年11月29日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
1 more tea, 1 more sleep
More Tiwi art purchases
2018年11月29日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 31 °C
This trip I bought an owl from Mario.
A pelican with fish from Thomas.
Printed material from the women at BEMA.
Cups from the museum
A few random photos and thoughts
2018年11月29日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
My impression of the people here - healthier than the desert people although they still have their health issues. They seem happier too, known for their smiles.
It is supposed to be a dry communityもっと詳しく
Up, up and away.... Again
2018年11月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Time to leave. I worked the morning and left at lunch time. I surprised myself by shedding a few tears when I left.
Darwin has a street art festival too!
2018年11月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
I was walking around Darwin and came across some street art I was sure wasn't here last time I came.
I was right...... There was a Street Art Festival in September. Reminded me of Mocton, Canada whenもっと詳しく
A stroll around Darwin central
2018年11月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
When I got in a walk up Cavanagh Street and Smith Street mall seemed in order. Still loving the wet season weather so didn't want to spend all arvo in cold air conditioning.
Home away from home
2018年11月30日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Travelodge Mirambeena Resort.
The place where RAHC put you up enroute to and from Top End contracts. I've been here a few times now and the first time I have had a chance to get to enjoy the pool.もっと詳しく
1 more sleep until home
2018年12月1日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
4 1/2 hour flight to Melbourne playing nurse to a fruit loop beside me. I managed to escape her a few times with earphones in (still didn't stop her yapping most of the time) or pretending to beもっと詳しく
Hope your enjoying your time in the Tiwis, looks amazing