CURRENT DARWIN FIVE DAY FORECAST DRIVE DARWIN TO CAHILLS CROSSING Darwin Tunnels & Best Family Restaurant Darwin is the largest city and the capital of the Northern Territory of Australia. To the north is the Timor Sea. Darwin's population is 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 approx

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

MATARANKA SPRINGS NORTHERN TERRITORY The thermal water is said to relieve one's ailments. Located adjacent 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. Mata

The lone barman broke a wooden bar stool for self-protection. -Timber Creek Hotel Timber Creek Timber Creek is an isolated small town a short distance from the Victoria River in the Northern Territory. The Victoria Highway, part of the National Australia Highway Network, passes through the town. Timber Creek is the only significant town and settlement between Kununurra in Western Australia 225 km west and Katherine 290 km to the east in the Northern Territory. Timber Creek is

DAY 32 VICTORIA RIVER Considered by many to have Australia's largest saltwater crocodiles in its waterways. Five hundred and sixty kilometres (350 mi) long. The river flows south of Gregory National Park which is the source of its water. Then continues to the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Timor Sea. The Victoria River is the longest permanent river in the Northern Territory. The Victoria River meanders from the northern edge of the Tanami Desert to the coast near to the West

DAY 27, 28, 29, 30 Lake Argyle Freshwater Lake of Western Australia The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and is located near the East Kimberley town of Kununurra. Kununurra is the largest town in Western Australia north of Broome. Kununurra is 3,040 kilometres (1,889 mi) from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Kununurra has extensive irrigation for cropping of over 20,000 hectares in the tropical heat. Water supply is from Lake Argyle. Lake Argyle is m