DARWIN . . . THE TOP END

t h u r s d a y 24 s e p t e m b e r
my 1:00pm flight out of sydney turned out to be a 5:45pm flight
.....frustration.....
but i’m finally in
darwin
local time 9:30pm
sydney time 10:00pm

darwin
cosmopolitan . multicultural . lively

home of the larrakeyah people
capital of the northern territory
and
the top end
tropical australia
hot . humid . sultry

i’m staying at the
medina grand
on the waterfront

nice

i’m here for a conference
the australian council for educational leaders {ACEL} conference
“tipping points: co u r a g e o u s a c t i o n s p o w e r f u l s t o r i e s ”
conference insights will be posted on my other blog
http://www.sue-on-education.blogspot.com/

convention centre . . . wave pool . . . view from the medina grand


view of darwin city at sunset from stokes hill wharf precinct

f r i d a y 24 s e p t e m b e r
35°C
7:00am pickup
litchfield national park
waterfalls
plunge pools
wildlife
monsoon rainforests
ranges
freshwater creeks
giant termite mounds
and
swimming holes
wagait clan land

about 130km south of darwin
about a two hour drive
along the stuart highway
via the town of batchelor

giant {cathedral} termite mounds

giant {magnetic} termite mounds

florence falls

wangi falls

s a t u r d a y 25 s e p t e m b e r
35°C
twisting by the pool

skyway casino




s u n d a y 26 s e p t e m b e r
35°C

mindil markets

on

mindil beach

sunset

arts and crafts {didgeridoos}

m o n d a y 27 s e p t e m b e r

36°C

last day of conference

barramundi

at a pub on

mitchell street

t u e s d a y 28 s e p t e m b e r

36°C

next morning . . . home

to have a look at what others are hooked on this week, have a look at hooked-on-fridays