A Travel Blog
This day was to be our last on the coach, the rest of the tour being by boat and plane. The coach has been good to us, and as comfortable as it could be, but 1400 kms or so of dirt, mostly corrugated or heavily rutted, roads, complete with water crossings, does take its toll … Read more
For much of the trip croc spotting has been the main fascination but for today’s trip it was buffalo spotting. Unfortunately, they were surprisingly skittish for big critters, so we didn’t get good sightings and pics. It was a demanding drive, as we were on a Permit road, which took Outback Spirit three years to … Read more
As at Murwangi, we were divided into 2 groups, one boating in the morning and the other doing land visits in Maningrida, and then swapping for the afternoon. We were in the morning boating group. Now, as would happen at Seven Spirit Bay – some literary foreshadowing here, which I can do because of our … Read more
By the time you see this we’ll be back in “civilisation” so to speak. We’ve had a wonderful trip, experiencing landscapes from woodlands to wetlands; indigenous culture from bush tucker to art, both contemporary and ancient; activities from fishing to bird spotting; food from hot cooked breakfasts to crocodile skewers and buffalo curry with valiant … Read more
Note: I should have explained in our previous post, that all photos of indigenous people have been (and will be) taken with permission. Bouncy bouncy Today was to be, driver Ian informed us, our longest day, and it sure was long – 420km on dirt road at an average of 60 kph. As we were … Read more