Murray River
For New Years 2025 we escaped the wet season heat in the Top End and flew to Adelaide. It was great catching up with my Australian family before we went on exploring the Murray River region with which we fell in love right away. On our first day in Adelaide, we found the Happy Valley […]
East Alligator – Ubirr, Cahills Crossing and Bardedjiligji
A short drive from Jabiru takes you to the East Alligator area with the famous Cahills Crossing and the Ubirr walk. Bardedjiligji, upstream from Cahills Crossing, is not as well-known but no less beautiful and interesting. The three Alligator Rivers (South, West and East) got their name from Captain Philip Parker King in 1818 who […]
South Alligator River
We explored the South Alligator River, all the way to the river mouth and halfway around the Field Island. It turned into a bit more of an adventure than we bargained for. The days before our South Alligator trip the weather started changing and we got some first build ups and storms with decent rain. […]
Buccaneer Archipelago
Our first bigger trip with our new boat Malu was a week in the Buccaneer Archipelago. It was the first time we actually did some proper research before heading off as we both haven’t been in that area before and it was essential to know where to fish, camp, and fuel up as well as […]
Relocating to Jabiru, Kakadu National Park
A spontaneous job application turned our live upside down. We just started to feel at home in Darwin, but this job offer at the Kakadu Lodge in Jabiru, was quite tempting. We decided to give it a go and had a week to pack up and move 250km inland. On the way to Jabiru we […]
Covid Lockdown @ Eighty Mile Beach Part 2
Welcome back to our Covid adventure at 80ty mile beach! This time we got a quad and that changed everything! The very first morning back at Eighty Mile Beach we took the quad for a spin at the beach. We crossed the inlet we fished at on our first week here and explored the sand […]
COVID lockdown at Eighty Mile Beach
Yes, our COVID lockdown adventure continues! Usually made it back to Eighty Mile Beach in time with sunset. While my partner was at work I settled into a daily routine. Every morning I’d go for a walk and gym at the beach and on the way back I’d always collect all the plastic rubbish I […]
COVID lockdown countdown
Welcome back! The last blog was just before the lockdown, so I decided to tell you about our adventure when the lockdown actually happened 😉 In Perth I picked up my partner from the airport and we spent a few days preparing for the looming lockdown. Sure enough, only a few days later they […]
Avon Valley
In March 2020, when Europe was already overrun by COVID, it only just started in Western Australia. Amid all the news, which I was blissfully unaware of, I was enjoying myself exploring the Avon Valley. The Avon Valley National Park itself was closed due to pest control, so I visited the greater Avon Valley region […]
Dundee Beach
Dundee Beach lies on the west coast of the Top End, about 136km southwest from our home in Darwin. We tried to catch bait – Garfish are meant to be the best for sailfish – but didn’t have any luck so we had to buy some. We also designed our own ‘witch doctor’, another teaser […]