Last Thursday and Friday we took a flight from Derby on a turboprop Jet Seaplane flying over the Buccaneer Archipelago landing onto Talbot Bay. After dropping our backpack into our cute little cabin with an amazing view on the house boat we were sleeping on that night, we boarded the fast boat “Jet Stream” for an exhilarating thrill ride though the Horizontal Falls. We had all the toys attached to the house boat including a helicopter for our enjoyment. That night we enjoyed a yummy barramundi BBQ and a few wines with our fellow travellers. Only 24 of us. After brekkie the next day we were back out on the fast boat for another trip over the falls before boarding our plane back to Derby. It was certainly a highlight of our trip !!!!

We are back in Broome for our second trip here. It is such a unique spot. We have already “pigged” out on delicious food at the markets and also at Wharf Restaurant….think Chilli Crab (very messy but delicious) and hot chilli prawns for Mal washed down with an ice-cold Rose wine. We have even been to Matso’s Brewery…. one of our past favourites http://www.matsos.com.au/

We have arrived into Lake Argyle. It is like an oasis. Lake Argyle has a surface area of 1000sq km and a shoreline stretching 900km and is home to an estimated 30,000 freshwater crocodiles. It has over 70 islands. We took a cruise out onto Lake Argyle enjoying the opportunity for a swim and lunch. We saw so much wildlife. It was incredible.

We love Darwin.

Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, and enjoys a relaxed, tropical lifestyle. Darwin is an ideal base for visits to spectacular World Heritage listed areas, surrounding National Parks and attractions including Kakadu National Park. Darwin has grown from an early and remote outpost to a thriving modern capital city. It is Australia’s only tropical capital city and has a population of 72,000 with about 26,000 more in the combined satellite city of Palmerston and the surrounding rural area. Approximately half the Northern Territory population of 198,000 live within a 50km radius of Darwin. The city itself and the population on average are younger than the rest of Australia. Darwin has a relaxed lifestyle, with a tropical feel and smell. A good spot.

Crocodylus Park is a great spot to come face to face with the largest reptiles on the planet! Built upon 30 years of experience in crocodile research and conservation, Crocodylus Park plays host to over a thousand crocodiles from 30 cm long hatchlings to massive adults measuring over 4.8 m and weighing more than half a ton! Their diverse array of other wildlife, including big cats, primates, birds and other reptiles, ensured the crocodiles didn’t steal all the limelight.

There is so much to see out here. Daly Waters was another interesting spot. The pub is a welcome destination. The pub offered great service, hospitality, good food and cold,cold beer. Memorabilia adorns the walls from Irish football jerseys to bras. Wherever you look there is something interesting to read or ponder its origin.

Unfortunately thanks to Telstra I will be sending the last couple of weeks posts all off today. Hope you enjoy them.

It has been a while since my last post……Bloody Telstra. It is too long a story to tell.

Have continued to have a wonderful trip. There is so much to see. We enjoyed Territory Day on our last day in Alice before heading further north.