Tag: Darwin

  • Wednesday 31 August 2022.Highlights: The Ghan Journey begins, Epic helicopter experience Katherine Gorge, Amazing meals and service Today the main focus of this trip, at least for me, begins today with The Ghan experience!

  • Tuesday 30 August 2022.Highlights: The Wedding Cake (Parliament House), Hop On Hop Off bus tour, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Bicentennial Park at sunset. Both Kara and myself were a little worse off for yesterday’s big walking day in hot and humid, probably a little worse for Kara. Today was to be…

  • Monday 29 August 2022.Highlights: Exploring Darwin, Darwin Harbour Night Cruise. Today we went on a small walk before breakfast to figure how to get to Hilton Darwin Hotel. Knowing it would be very warm and humid you want the most direct route. Once we found the hotel I got my Hilton membership attached to the…

  • Sunday 28 August 2022.Highlights: Cruising the Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk National Park), Adelaide River, Darwin Farewell Dinner For the first time this trip both Kara and myself did not wake up before our alarm. The 1.5 hour time zone change I guess has fixed that up. Breakfast at the Paraway Motel was just okay and we…

  • Photos I’m slowly going to post some trip reports from previous holidays so I have a record of events (and while I can still remember).  First up is my Darwin work/holiday trip. Back in October 2003 I was lucky enough to get an offer from work to fly to Darwin and undertake some work presentations…