We're now back in Darwin on a beautiful Saturday morning. Last night we met up with all of our fellow FlyerTalkers for drinks and a buffet dinner at the Jetty restaurant on the Stokes Hill Wharf in Darwin.
Prior to that, we spent two amazing days in Kakadu National Park with a group of about 18 FlyerTalkers who attended a "Pre-Do" organized magnificently by Australian FTers, two of whom had lived in Darwin for several years.
On our first afternoon there we experienced the Yellow Waters Sunset Cruise, toward the end of which a large crocodile cruised along calmly right beside our boat.
The next day was a full one. A large four-wheel-drive vehicle picked us up at the Holiday Inn in Jabiru at 8:30 a.m. for the Lord's Kakadu & Arnhemland Safari, a full-day experience that included a steep climb with an Aboriginal Elder to view "rock art," paintings of animals and spirits that are up to 20,000 years old.
It was an amazing experience, and we'll be sharing photos, probably after we return home and have a chance to organize them.
Today is a day of relaxation for us around Darwin, until we attend dinner at Crocosaurus Cove.
What an amazing country this is.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.