Northern Territory

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The entrance to the farm. From the highway, you couldn't see anything of the farm.

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Sunset at Sunset Market

The Kings Canyon.

14th October 2019 https://youtu.be/NEfYOJoAL7g Today, we visited the Kings Canyon. After arriving there, we had lunch, accompanied by thousands of flies around us. Most of...

Uluru and Kata Tjuta.

13.10.2019 The alarm clock rang at 5 o'clock, way too early! But the sunrise at Uluru didn't wait for us! After the sunrise, we had breakfast and then we all met at Uluru. It...

Uluru - the sacred rock of the Aborigines.

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Adventurous Alice Springs.

11.10.2019 First stop at Wycliffe Well, where many UFO sightings used to happen. There were lots of alien stuff to admire there. Then drove all the way to Alice Springs. Checked...

The journey to Alice Springs begins!

07.10.2019 Should have been picked up at 08:30, but the Chinese woman was late. At least Lena was on time with her car. However, that didn't help much, as we still had to split...

New adventures in Kakadu National Park.

04.-06.10.2019 We went to Kakadu National Park. Our driver Lena was on time, but Jesus from another hostel was 15 minutes late. We bought enough supplies for the two days. On...

The Water Park.

Darwin at night.

Optimism and joy return.

September 26-30, 2019 I cleaned my room, washed all the beddings, and swept my room. Today, I finally leave this place. My French colleague, with whom I got along with the best,...

Prospect of improvement.

16-25 September 2019 One day, just as my break was ending, I was still standing on the veranda in the backyard when suddenly my colleague came from behind and started screaming...

Boredom.

09.-15.09.2019 https://youtu.be/U7BzparCkUk Sometimes the store is busier, sometimes less. But since Damiao was at his brother's, there were only three of us employees and...

And with more doubts, it continues.

September 2-8, 2019 My shoes have been torn for ages and I haven't managed to repair them yet. Finally, the day came and I am quite satisfied with my newly acquired sewing...

The Big Things of Australia

Normally we would end our time in a country with a report on the local cuisine. But since you all probably know the famous Fish and Chips, and what a Pie and a Sunday roast look...

And the adventure continued!

26.08.-01.09.2019 https://youtu.be/AS_RajLklVo We went back to the river nearby. But this time not just to look, but actually to swim. Afterwards, I walked along a long...

Something is going wrong here.

I have a cockroach infestation in my room. Meaning: pack everything up or put it in the fridge. Annoying.

Doubts arise already in the first 1.5 weeks.

12th-18th August 2019 After a few days, a routine actually sets in. You gradually learn the tobacco brands. Generally, cigarettes, toast bread, and soft drinks, especially...

Saying goodbye/Botanical Garden.

04.+05.08.2019 04.08.2019 Today was the farewell of Jana. She was picked up in the evening by the family where she will be taking care of the children. So she packed her...

A job offer is in sight.

01.-03.08.2019 https://youtu.be/iy3OW6ivtec 01.08.2019: First breakfast and a little later, when Jana got up, there was a second one: eggs and bacon :). A short time...

Pine Creek Overnight in the roof tent

We picked up the Land Cruiser this morning and received an instruction on 4-WD driving and how to set up the roof tent. Then we started, driving on the left side, bought...

Darwin Festival and Tour Planning

G'day Mates These past few days, we had to organize a lot, so I didn't have time to write. We needed a phone connection in Australia, and the nice Anne, a trainee at Telstra...

The Kakadu National Park.

29th-31st July 2019 https://youtu.be/4_EMp9ZVnP4 https://youtu.be/N0oOydHOtNo 29th July 2019: In the morning we had breakfast together. Then shopping and then I was...

Outback

Unfortunately, I have absolutely no knowledge of data in this blog. All I know is that we set off on 10.07.19 and arrived in Darwin on 29.07.19, hmmm timeless. Townsville to...

The first real day in Darwin.

07/28/2019 At 08:30 Jana's alarm clock rang. We wanted to have enough time in the morning to rearrange our things and have breakfast. After checking out, we lay in the hammock...

Easter at the volcano and finally vacation

While Michel spent the Easter days in Vietnam at 35 degrees and did without melting Easter eggs, I climbed a small extinct volcano just around the corner from Efate on Easter...