Western Australia road trip

Returning from South Africa to Darwin I found the temperature soaring and humidity up at unbearable levels. The build up was here and, every day, heavy dark clouds rolled in over the Beagle Gulf. Not much rain had fallen yet apart from the odd tropical downpour, but if the previous wet season was anything to go by, it wouldn't be long until the land was well and truly drenched.Mitch collected me from the airport in the early hours and we headed out...

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Singapore and Darwin

 Back in Darwin I got a quick fix of salt water fishing from some high speed small GTs. A friend, Jamie who is a licensed coral collector kindly let me tag along for the day and what a day it was. Passionate about the sea Jamie is a fountain of knowledge about Darwin and the surrounding areas, having spent many years diving, fishing and exploring the NT's coastline. First stop was on a reef near the Vernon Islands to the east...

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