Darwin to Hiway Inn Roadhouse, December 1-2

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On the beach at Darwin
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A nice tree

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No Swimming

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That is a termite mound

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I'm not sure what the ants were doing. Maybe they were eating termites?

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The Magnetic Termites build them flat, all pointed in the same direction.

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Twisted.

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Twisted.

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Australian Spider

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Australian Butterfly

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Parasite?

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Swimming hole! This is on the cover of a magazine in my room tonight.

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Road Train

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Road Train. It looks like this one can run over cows, kangaroos, and Isuzus without damage. To the truck, that is.

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Parrots

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Parrots

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Harrier?

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Cessna

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I got a little overheated on this hike.

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I kicked over a small termite mound. There really are termites inside. They're tiny.

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I was driving down an old WWII airstrip (1-2 miles long and about 300 feet wide) pretty fast with the camera stuck outside the window. I was hoping there wouldn't be bugs on the lens.

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