For the numbers: Northern Teritorry has the size of 5 times of Germany & just 200.000 inhabitants + 1 mio. Crocs x-)
Darwin has 50% with nearly 90.000 pax. and this is a "huge" city...
Darwin is a harbour city and has beautiful stretches of turquise beaches, but unfortunetaly no swimming there. Guess why - yes there are deadly mates waiting for you!
Either the most poisenes jelly fish - the sea wasp or box jelly fish or the salt water croc is waiting for you. Depending on the season you can meet one of those guys.
And I have the proof that they are there - here some bigger examples:
But I had to proof that mankind is on top of the food chain - so here comes the next level.
Who eats crocs?
Yes - it`s us, or better ME! Having a Croc-Schnitzel-Semmel put me on the watch list of this little fellow in case I meet one of its relatives around - READY TO RUMBLE!
Byside the nice restaurants of Darwin, it also has some nice history sightseeing spots dating back hundreds of years...
Colonial Times
or recent VIP Yacht areas!
The northern tip of Darwin offers some spectecular cliff zones...
... and the famous Mindil Sunset Market
You think - who needs so many dijeridoos?
Here he is - emDee - extraodinary dijeridoo sounds!
Those guys are awsome, check 'em out:
And of course FOOD, FOOD, FOOD....
Just berfore the sunset starts...
After 2 days buzzling city live, we are escaping south on our trip to the center of Australia.
Along historical side paths we head to Darwins playground - the Litchfield National Park.
It offers waterfalls & rock holes which are (should be) the few spots free of crocs.
On the way in to the NP you pass giant termite mounts which are prefectly aligned magnetically North to South to reduce the temperature influence of the sunlight. Smart little bugs!
However, after longer reconsideration, I would change by 90deg. to East to West - sorry my engineers heart ... what do you think?!
The park mains water falls are the Tolmer Falls
& the Wangi Falls.
Last ones offers great swimming, BUT not earliest from June, as there are still crocs around ... gosh!
Last ones offers great swimming, BUT not earliest from June, as there are still crocs around ... gosh!
Look at those inviting colors - isn`t it a crime not to swim there!
Whatever - patience pays off and so we end up in the berry springs or the buley rockholes where we finally got our heads cooled off!
Lovely - isn`t it!!!
ZSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
