wild side pics

More to come! GDay-eh!

Bern

A Walk on the Wild Side

My new friend Jenn had a thing about seeing crocodiles. We did see plenty. I was so surprised the first night we arrived in Darwin and went to the Mindle Night Market (they had to have it at night because it was too hot during the day) and there was this BEAUTIFUL sunset at the harbour. It looked like 1000 people on the beach in the sweltering heat and not a soul in the water. Apparently that had something to do with the port authorities pulling 159 crocs from the harbour so far this year(this was in July). Once you hear the snap of a croc's jaws you get a very clear picture. Some of the crocs in these pics were part of the croc feeding boat tour on the Adelaide River. Other pics were random crocs and I wasn't sure if they had been fed or not............

Darwin and surrounds

Hi All,
I just thought you might find some of these photos interesting. I was aware at all times that danger was lurking behind every corner, bush and tree. The croc infested waters were scary. All my aussie mates had warned me about swimming or going in, on, or near the water. It was like the conversation I had with Amelia before I left. I was NOT about to ask the crocs if they were freshies or salties. Salties eat people. Supposedly freshies don't. No thanks. I just stayed in the boat and kept my hands and feet pulled in. I saw several crocs. They certainly look like relics from the days of the dinos. The trip to the North End included Kakadu, Katherine Gorge and Lietchfield Park. All amazing and different.


The senery here was very different from the dessert. I must say I loved the colours of the dessert. It was in the NT that we saw some amazing sites with aboriginal wall paintings and art on the rocks. The 32 degree heat was a lot warmer than the 6 degree daytime temp of Alice Aprings.

Jenn and I really enjoyed our hikes through the national parks in the top end.

I will see if I can find more pics.

G'Day eh.

Bern

Happy Thanksgiving!

To all my Canadian friends,





I hope you are enjoying the fall harvests. I think I can detect the faint aroma of turkey wafting in my direction. I am indeed alive and well having just returned from the Great barrier Reef and one of the most wonderful adventures ever. It would seem I have clogged(like the technical term???) my computer with pictures. Heck I had so much fun figuring out how to get them on that I am not sure how to get them off! I then attempted to drown my waterproof camera and it stopped working. Some of you may recall the fiasco with the cell phone in the washer. I did think about baking my camera at 250 for 3 hours but not in a gas oven. I had another brain wave instead and took the silicon cylinder out of my medication bottle and placed it and the water logged camera in a ziplock bag. It was simply too humid in Cairnes and also in Bali(that's another story) but when I returned to the drier climes of Adelaide, low and behold the camera started to work again. YES. See I am not just another pretty face.

I just tried something on my work computer and look at that-3 freezing friends in front of Aires Rock. Yes it was the day of the coldest recorded daytime temperature EVER there. It was a high of 6 degrees C. We had been told it would be in the mid 20's during the day. Yes it did rain (only 3% of the folks who see Aires Rock see it in the rain) and I was lucky that my tent DID NOT leak. Heck I am Canadian and I can handle just about anything. I really enjoyed the spiritual feeling of this area. Now that I know I can do this I will write more later. My computer is not 100% either so be patient if you are emailing me or try my gmail address. Life is moving at 100mph at the moment. I have 9 weeks left and places to go and things to do yet!

Many thanks for all the birthday greetings. I did miss my annual fete with my friends and my Mandy birthday cake but I did manage some Morton Bay Bugs(google it) compliments of my friend Jenn. Ok I have to run. I will catch up L8R.

lots of love and hugs from downunder,

G'day eh!

Bern