PHOTOS AT LAST!

I have finally made it back out to Darwin for a week of school holidays and have picked up a cord for my camera. So here we go... some catching up. I hope you enjoy!

The plane from Darwin to Ramingining isn't all that large... but it was surprisingly smooth :-)

 The view is pretty nice on the way out too. Bye bye Darwin.

 Coming in to land at the Ramingining air strip.

 First weekend in Ramo - a picnic at the Blyth River. Making new friends with two legs and four! Everyone had a fantastic time and nobody got eaten!

 Table Tennis at school on a Sunday afternoon is a regular recreation activity here. Lots of fun until Julene (my neighbour, the PE/Music teacher) gets her game face on. hahaha. ;-p 

 This little guy was so bright green, I just had to take his picture. It took me about 20 shots to get him because he kept going around and around the flower stem trying to hide from me. (See Peppa's pool and couch in the background)

 A lazy Easter Saturday fishing at the Barge Landing. 

 Driving out to the swimming hole with a crew of locals. It's like sardines! These people are better than clowns... they can fit about 15 people in a sedan (not an exaggeration!)

 Flippin' off the log at the water hole.

 The kids were super excited when they learned my camera was waterproof! I love these next couple of shots. I must've taken a hundred of these. They couldn't get enough of it!

 The water is beautiful and cool and fresh. It's very clear, the bottom is a bit rocky - I need sandals on, the locals don't.

 The kids painted our faces with clay. Mostly they just smeared it in my mouth and then laughed and gave me the thumbs up.

 The Cascades...Another beautiful little river that feeds into the Bylth. It's super shallow, so no crocs here. What a georgeous place to hang out and have a bbq with new friends.

Pffft... wet day timetable??? hahaha.

Actually it's only been this wet about two days all Term 1. Apparently this is the driest wet season in years. It has barely rained at all so far.

The colours riding out to the barge landing in the mornings are mind blowing. Such stunning contrasts.

 The swamp/lake on the way out to the barge landing. The water lilies are just beautiful and the morning light coming through the trees is mesmerising.

 That's me! Riding my bike! :-)

 The end (or halfway point, depending on how you look at it) is worth the effort. This is where I eat my banana on Sunday mornings.

 After some early mechanicals, Fat Amy is on the road again and riding smooth. :-)