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Car Hire: Darwin and the Kakadu National Park

With an area greater than France, Spain and Italy combined there is plenty of territory here to explore. The hub is Darwin, yet apart from the state capital and Alice Springs there are no other significant urban centres.

The coastal areas of the state are quite flat but the land rises to nearly 5,000 feet in the MacDonnell Range of the interior. Otherwise the landscape is arid and characterised by shifting dunes. Tropical storms sweep down across the coast with some regularity. Indeed, Darwin was practically obliterated in a hurricane at the end of the nineteenth century.

Modern Darwin is home to over 110,000 inhabitants and is regarded by many Australians as the “gateway to Asia”. The city hosts the Arafura Games. This event is held every two years and is organised along similar lines to the Olympic Games, although on less grand a scale. Participants are all drawn from the Asia Pacific region. The next games are scheduled for May 2009.

There are a number of conventional tourist sights in the town. The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory covers the natural history of the region besides housing an exhibition of indigenous artefacts. Aboriginal art can be purchased in many outlets in Darwin and this is not surprising since around a quarter of the population claim aboriginal descent. Cheap car hire in Australia is never a bother and there are a number of excellent National Parks relatively close to Darwin which are easily reachable by car.

A visit to Kakadu National park repays those cheap car hire costs. It is widely held to be one of the most attractive landscapes in Australia and is scarcely 150 miles east of Darwin. The site is recognised by UNESCO as precious not only in terms of its natural history but also in acknowledgement of the part this landscape plays in the creation story of the aboriginal peoples.

The Alligator River that flows through Kakadu is a misnomer: there are no alligators here. There are, however, two species of crocodile (the salt and fresh water varieties are quite abundant). Sixty species of mammal can be found in the park including various wallabies and kangaroos. Mostly these are nocturnal. Easier to spot are tropical birds: more than 280 species have been recorded in Kakadu. Furthermore there are in excess of 25 species of frog hopping about. The landscape in the south of the park is marked with numerous termite mounds: an alien sight for the European visitor but one which, with car hire, is not inaccessible.

25.3.2008

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S P Whistle Stop 95627 20 ft. Flat Car Ely Thomas $75.11 This is a G Scale 20 Flat Car (ElyThomas Lumber Co.) from the Big Hauler Series by Bachmann. Compatible with any G scale model railroad equipment. This flat car is redbrown. ElyThomas Lumber Co. in white on each side. Authentic molding resembles actual wood. Realistically molded stirrup steps brake wheel and stakes. Very detailed underframe. Freerolling metal wheels. Scale: G 1/22.5. Length: 113/4 (29.8cm). Width: 31/2 (8.9cm). Height: 17/8 (4.8cm).

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Bachmann N Scale Frontiersman Train Set $215.38 This Bachmann N Scale Frontiersman Train Set includes many old-time toy train cars. This electric train set comes with easy to assemble nickel silver E-z track.Made by Bachmann TrainsModel: 24006Materials: Plastic and metalIncludes American 4-4-0 steam locomotive and tender, old-time water tank car, old-time box car, old-time gondola car, old-time flat car and old-time bobber cabooseOval track is 34 inches wide x 24 inches long of nickel silver E-z trackAlso comes with power pack and speed controllerRecommended for ages 8 and older

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