Berry Springs – Northern Territory, Australia
By margm
This is beautiful Berry Springs where I went last November (2007). I spent a week in Darwin with my son David and his wife Sarah. The weather was extremely oppressive. It was hot and sweaty all day and all night. During one of the nights we stayed there, the temperature did not drop below 27 degrees. Simply walking to the clothesline is an effort with weather like that. Your skin is constantly wet and slimy and you just drink water all day long. Most tradesmen or people who work outdoors, just get used to changing their clothes at least twice a day.
In contrast, we went to beautiful Berry Springs one hot Sunday afternoon. That was like stepping into a postcard. Words elude me on this experience. It was idyllic, serene, restful, refreshing and reviving. Best of all, there were no crocodiles (well that particular day anyway!)
June 9th, 2008
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This author published 80 posts in this site.I am a teacher at Hawkesdale P12 College in South West Victoria. I teach literacy and humanities with students across the P-8 sector of our school. I am really excited about the possibilities of where we can go with web 2.0 and I look forward to posting work on our blogs in 2008.
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Anne Mirtschin
June 12th, 2008
I loved a lot of the springs that existed around Darwin as well. It was also hot and clammy when we were there. My mother wanted to see one of the spectacular thunderstorms that Darwin can experience. We did see a small thunderstorm that came with such heavy rains. One of the most amazing water holes that we swam in was south of Darwin at Edith Falls. We swam across to the falls and found turtles and fish swimming in amongst us.
Britt Gow
June 14th, 2008
I loved Berry Springs too, Marg. The things I remember most about Darwin were the tree frogs in the bathroom, geckos on the ceiling and lizards in the back yard. I hope you went to the Mindil Beach markets and Kakadu too.