From Oz to Indonesia

After our day at the Reef we left for Thursday Island. We had a day at sea which followed pretty much the same pattern as all other sea days but there's nothing wrong with that in our view. We finally arrived at Thursday Island but after some attempts to secure the ramp to the local ferries that would be used to tender people ashore, the captain aborted the effort due to some very heavy swells and choppy seas. We were far from devastated as the truth (don't tell the Thursday Islanders) is that apart from having been a defense post for Australia during WW2 there's not a whole lot happening nowadays. So we set off for our next destination: Darwin.

Sailing away from Thursday Island There was a magnificent moonrise with moon rays and all.

 

Darwin has a population of approximately 135,000 and is the most northerly port city in Australia, we're talking about frontier town here. We went on a tour of Litchfield National Park famous for, among other things, beautiful waterfalls and humongous termite mounds. The tour was long but good and included Barramundi fish for lunch.

There were lots of big bats and amazing panoramic vistas.

Next up, our last day at sea and then Komodo Island!


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