ALICE SPRINGS & DAY DRIVES NORTHERN TERRITORY Day 38,39,40
ALICE SPRINGS IN THE HEART OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Contrary to popular opinion, the Northern Territory can have cold, overcast and rain...
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UFO ENCOUNTER & ALIENS Day 37 NORTHERN TERRITORY
WYCLIFFE WELL of the NORTHERN TERRITORY The area has a claim to be the UFO centre of Australia. Wycliffe Well used to be a welcome service stop for highway traffic but now as of 2025 has fallen into ruin. Services and fuel are no longer available. The general area is deserted and trashed by vandalism. The photos below are of before the closure of the roadhouse and fuel service station. Wycliffe Well’s UFOs sightings started during World War II when servicemen living in Wycl
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AT THE MERCY OF DEVIL'S MARBLES NORTHERN TERRITORY
DAY 36 Tennant Creek The place did not appeal pleasant for an overnight stop. No noteworthy sights. So pushed a little further on to the Devil's Marbles Hotel late in the day. The decision to bypass the uninviting location for an overnight stay was a wise choice, as the lack of notable attractions and the somewhat dilapidated appearance of the small town did not offer much promise for a restful stop. The presence of windowed bars on most retail buildings added to the sense of
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DARWIN, CAHILLS CROSSING & MANNGARRE JUNGLE WALK
CURRENT DARWIN FIVE DAY FORECAST DRIVE DARWIN TO CAHILLS CROSSING Darwin The largest city and the capital of the Northern Territory of Australia. To the north is the Timor Sea. A population of over one hundred and fifty thousand. Darwin is the most northern of the Australian capital cities. Two seasons, wet and dry. It's the wettest and smallest capital in population. During World War Two, Northern Australia was bombed approximately 100 times by the Japanese. To safeguard fr
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COOL SWIM IN HOT SPRINGS, KATHERINE Day 33 & 34 NORTHERN TERRITORY
Tiny minnow fish brush your skin in the crystal clear water. - Katherine Hot Springs Katherine In The Northern Territory Katherine is an inland town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Settled around the Katherine River three hundred and twenty kilometres southeast of Darwin. The RAAF Base Tindal is about twenty km out of town. Apparently, the base employs up to one thousand people. On enquiry, I was told there is no public observation area to watch aircraft operations. K
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MATARANKA SPRINGS SWIM & DALY WATERS Day 35 NORTHERN TERRITORY
MATARANKA SPRINGS NORTHERN TERRITORY The thermal water is said to relieve one's ailments. Located close to the Roper River, the pool can sometimes get crowded, especially during June to August. The pool is filled with fresh spring water from the Daly and Georgina basins, and it maintains a consistent temperature of 34 degrees. The walkway and springs are shaded by palms. However, the ground floor is dry and brown and devoid of greenery from the top down and unsightly. Mataran
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