Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wolfgang, Going up the Track, eh? Great stuff. Keep in mind that they had a ton of rain in the Top End the past wet season, so roads and some towns will be washed out or under repair in a lot of places. It's also unleashed the proverbial plague of locusts in the southern part of Australia, right across to WA. In the north, there's also been an increase in mosquito-borne diseases, including a local strain of encephalitis that is still rare, but nasty. Be picky about where you sleep if you go camping in the bush, use mosquito netting, and use plenty of mozzy rep. It's a bit early in the season, but a side trip to the Katherine Gorge is worth it. Lichfield National Park (a few hours south of Darwin) is overlooked in favor of Kakadu National Park by a lot of people, but has a lot to see and isn't as crowded. If you do any camping in the bush, be sure to ask around about crocodiles. With all the flooding, the big salties have migrated to some unexpected places, but the locals usually can tell you where they're hanging out. Take some high-speed black-and-white to photograph some of the happenings around the roadhouses on the Track, as you'll likely spend some time around them. During the dry season, Darwin has a night market every Thursday night out at Mindel Beach, near the casino. Go out there before the sun goes down, catch the sunset at the beach, then wander around the market for a few hours. Darwin is a multi-cultural city, closer to Jakarta than to Sydney, and this really comes out at the market. Accommodation there has been scarce there lately, as Darwin is the staging area for a lot of the relief work going to East Timor, so be sure to check ahead of time. Have a great trip--the light out in the bush is unreal! Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. > > Hi Folks, > > will leave in two weeks times for a 4 weeks trip to Australia with all my > Leica-stuff (R7,M4P,M2) > The route will be from Adelaide to Darwin. Anything special to look for, > besides what ist already in the books? > > Regards > Wolfgang > Germany > > . >