Darwin

Days 26 – 28, Wednesday to Friday, 7-9 July

Three restful days in Darwin, on Larrakia Land (we acknowledge their traditional custodianship of the land and offer our respect to the Larrakia elders past, present and emerging. We have been staying in a lovely, shady ( air conditioned 😁) cabin. Fantastic morning walk along the esplanade at Fannie Bay to East Point and back, some pool work and a few repairs and gear tweaks. Great to catch up with Dave B prior to him disappearing to Antarctica as a Station Chief at the end of the year) – far easier to visit Darwin than Casey Station!

Great news on Friday afternoon – Western Australia is opening its border to the Northern Territory on Monday at 0001hrs. So the trip is a go again! We have lost two weeks in WA, meaning the Gibb River Road is now unworkable without compromising a lot of other plans / locations. We will be able to get some time in Purnululu early next week, after we enter through Kununurra on Monday.

Leaving Darwin this AM (Saturday 10th) and heading back down the track to Katherine. Idea is to be in closer striking distance to the border for whatever shenanigans that brings. Plan is to do some more walking around the gorge tomorrow 😁.