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November 11, 2017November 20, 2019 By 2 Smiths

Kakadu National Park

Today is the 1st of our 3-day tour through Kakadu National Park & indigenous Arnhem Land.   We’ve hired a guide through ‘Venture North’, a company which specializes in bush tours in the Northern Territories.   A permit & guide are required to access remote portions of Kakadu and Arnhem and Venture North is one of the…

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November 10, 2017June 13, 2018 By 2 Smiths

Going Dark in Darwin

Well, we’ve travelled all day and are in Darwin, Northern Territories via Alice Springs.    Tomorrow we head to Kakadu National Park and the native-managed ‘Arnhem Land’ for tours of the native rock art.   It doesn’t look like we’ll have any wifi for a while so no posting or response to messages. Cheers!

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November 9, 2017June 13, 2018 By 2 Smiths

Cottesloe Beach

Today is our last day in Fremantle. We have been staying in a quite unusual house here and one that needed some research.  According to our AirBnb host: “The houses in the strata do look quite unique and although they look old they were built as houses/shops using all recycled materials. They were built in…

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November 8, 2017June 13, 2018 By 2 Smiths

Jail & Ales

Fremantle is noted for its great foodie and pub culture and for the architecture of its historic buildings. Out apartment is perfectly located with High Street, coffee shops & restaurants nearby. A short walk away is the Freemantle Prison, a UNESCO world heritage-listed building. The tours are really interesting – we did two: ‘Doing Time’…

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Dick’s Golf Blog

  1. Mary on 3/2 and 3/3 – At Sea to South GeorgiaMarch 24, 2023

    Thanks Carol, it truly is the only way we can keep track!

  2. Dick on 3/2 and 3/3 – At Sea to South GeorgiaMarch 24, 2023

    I'm clean! It was Mary!

  3. Carol McCafferty on 3/2 and 3/3 – At Sea to South GeorgiaMarch 24, 2023

    Absolutely fascinated reading your blog, you guys are so adventurous, my heroes. Thank you for all the time you spend…

  4. Kevin Elsken on 3/2 and 3/3 – At Sea to South GeorgiaMarch 23, 2023

    I read where Argentina is stirring the pot at the U.N. in regards to the Falklands. Dick, tell me, did…

  5. Wiley & Sue on San Antonio de ArecoMarch 2, 2023

    Fantastic pictures, thanks so much for sending

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