Neil Uys Blog Site » Darwin http://www.neiluys.com Neil, Anne-Marie and Jake Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:53:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Darwin for Easter http://www.neiluys.com/index.php/2010/04/05/darwin-for-easter/ http://www.neiluys.com/index.php/2010/04/05/darwin-for-easter/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:04:50 +0000 Neil http://www.neiluys.com/?p=378 Continue reading →]]> Anne-Marie gets the cred for this one. We booked ages ago with frequent flyer points and got a special in a nice hotel in the middle of town.

We thought it would be nice to go away for Anne’s birthday ( Happy Birthday sexy ) and it sure was a nice trip. Not sure if it was Darwin, the relaxed laid back attitude of the locals or just us getting better at going on holiday as a family and not completely stressing about everything as if we lived in a constant state of at least defcon 4 while on holiday. This trip was really relaxing. I had time for a few ice cold local beers. We had time to sit and chat and I had a awesome time with my son. What a champ.  Through all the heat and sitting in a bus he always greeted every new destination with a loud Whoa !  and learnt a new word – water – said with a Afrikaans accent.

We flew into Darwin and went to the Northern Territory Wildlife Park on a half day tour and then the Litchfield National Park for a full day tour the day after.

Highlights for me  :

  •  Adelaide River cruise – air conditioned – jumping crocs – beautiful scenery
  •  Buley rock pools where we had a swim in Litchfield National Park
  •  Sitting on the balcony at the hotel on Anne’s birthday drinking champers

 Here are some photos :

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