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Downwind Rig |
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Wing and wing with mainsail and poled out staysail. This was our sail combination during our passage |
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Booby Island |
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Exiting the Torres Strait via the Prince of Wales Channel |
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Cullen Bay Marina Locks |
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Inside the lock to raise us up to the Marina level |
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Cullen Bay Marina |
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View towards the restaurants from the marina |
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The Buzz Cafe |
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Taking a break at the Buzz Cafe, Cullen Bay Marina |
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Caribbean 1500 Class of 2003 |
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Reunion with Jack of "Fantasy" who we had not seen since leaving the USA in 2003 in the Caribbean 1500 |
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Internet Cafe |
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Free wireless internet at the Boathouse Cafe |
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Esplanade |
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The downtown Darwin waterfront area called the Esplanade |
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Darwin tour |
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Sue gave us the tour around Darwin when we first arrived |
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Local Swimming Area |
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Beautiful swimming area in Darwin. Here is where we saw our first Barramundi (a delicious fish in the Northern Territory) |
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There it is... |
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Sue and Elyse spotting the Barramundi |
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Turtle |
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One of the resident turtles in the swimming area |
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Morton Dam |
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The reservoir of Morton Dam where many species of bird life can be seen |
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Road Train |
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A typical "road train" seen throughout the Northern Territory |
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Mamukala Wetlands |
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Great viewing spot for the various animals and birds of the wetlands |
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Kakadu National Park |
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Aborigine rock art at the Ubirr site |
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Kakadu National Park |
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Aborigine rock art at the Ubirr site |
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Kakadu National Park |
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Ubirr Rock art site |
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Kakadu National Park |
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View over the Nardab floodplain |
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Kakadu National Park |
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View over the Nardab floodplain |
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Kakadu National Park |
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A climb to the top of the lookout |
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Kakadu National Park |
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View from the lookout over the floodplain |
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Termite Mound |
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Many huge termite mounds are seen along the roadways |
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Termite Mound |
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Robert at the termite mound |
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Termite Mounds |
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The mounds have the consistency of cement |
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Dinah Beach Yacht Club |
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Cruising Yacht club at Frances Bay |
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Fannie Bay |
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Popular anchorage at Fannie Bay. With the large tidal range, the boats are anchored almost a mile from shore... |
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The Duck Pond |
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Another marina on the Frances Bay side, which is filled with the fishing fleets |
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Crocodile Tour |
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The famous crocs of the Adelaide River |
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Crocodile Tour |
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The crocs jump out of the water for their "treat" |
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