It is early Tuesday morning here in Australia. We have not stopped since the beginning of our journey and we will be off to partake in more adventure in just an hour or so! I hope to write more, but here is a quick snapshot of the journey thus far.
Last Thursday we boarded our plane for Brisbane and arrived after a long long flight at Darwin to be greeted by Drew Kluska, with Outback Encounter. After a brief pit stop, we lost no time getting started with our travel in Australia. We had a chance to meet Richard McLean, Senior Advisor for Pealrling at Paspaley Pearls in Darwin. He took us through an incredible afternoon tour of the jewellery workshop, pearl grading room and showroom. Who knew the process was so detailed and facinating!? After the tour, we made our way back to Mantra on the Esplanade--our home for the next 2 nights. Here is a shot of the hotel and the view from the rooms over the ocean at sunset--so peaceful.
On Friday morning, after a much needed nights sleep, we had a quick breakfast and then headed out for exploring. We spent half the day with Sab Lord, an incredible guide to the culture and land ( he spent his entire life here and has gained access to restricted areas because of his relationships with many of the Aboriginal clans) and half the day traveling by helicopter. Both experiences are incredible. We stopped halfway through for lunch at Bamurru plains. The plains in and of themselves were an experience:
On Saturday we made our way back to Darwin airport and boarded our private charter flight our next destination, Bullo River Station, in the Northern Territory near the border of Western Australia, where we spent Saturday and Sunday nights. The resort is incredible--very characteristic of the land and beautiful.
We spent our time there engaging with all the Station activities...there is abundant wildlife to be seen, and things to experience. They offer everything from cruising on the Bullo River Gorge to look for crocodiles, expeditons to examing aboriginal rock art, fishing, bull catching, horse riding, helicopter tours, cultural tours, etc. We packed in everything we could!
We left Bullo River Station Monday morning and arrived at our next stop for 2 nights--Faraway Bay. Farway Bay is a bush camp in Western Australia. It is in the wilderness, but definitly has all the comforts of home and fantastic food! There can only be 12 guest at any time, so we are having such a private experience. And the location is beautiful--the property looks over an incredible bay lined by cliffs.
We are off to experience more at Faraway Bay today...will write more soon detailing our time. So far, travel through Australia has completely surpassed our expectations!
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