Farewell Darwin Hello Perth

We have left Darwin and arrived in Perth - having a great time in the cool temperatures of the South

 The Dagarin / Butler-Best Team

Getting bored at lunch while the adults talk!

 Beautiful Autumn day in Perth

The last dinner with the Darwin team - waiting for Dags' homemade Pizza

Haircut time- Never again!

Camping in the Bush with the Dagarins, Mana, Jon, Zen

19th-25th May, 2015. Camping at Katherine Gorge and Litchfield 

Having the first dinner at Nitmuluk National Park. On the right is Luka, Louis, Tatijana, On the left is George, Zen and Billy. 

 Billy and I having fun swimming at Upper Pools after our walk from the Edith camp ground. It was hot! 33 degrees!

Billy and I sitting under the waterfall at Edith Falls. It was hard to stay on the rocks because the water was so strong 

My famous frog jump! 

 Doing the camp dishes after dinner at the Edith Falls camp ground. What a team- Louis, Billy and Me. 

 Mum and I at Upper Pools at Edith Falls sitting under the falls. 

The water was flowing like crazy rapids.

I loved jumping off the rocks at Upper Pools. Check out my bomb! We jumped off 20 times into the cool water. 

At the awesome pool at Nitmuluk. The 3 triple stack with Dad, Luka and me. Next we did 4 people when Dags went under Dad! George was also involved. 

Uncle Hamish and Aunty Nadine in Darwin!

Uncle Hamish and Aunty Nadine have been in Dawin for the best weekend ever!

Big breakfast on the first morning.

In Litchfield National park at the termite mounds, 125km from Darwin.

A beautiful floodplain monitor sunning itself on the rocks at Bluey Rockpools, Litchfield. 

Amazing fire lmbo dancing at the Mindil Markets.

I loved the bull riding at the markets. I held on for 30 second.

Hey this bull has no legs!!

Weekend 9/10th May

Weekend in Darwin- 9/10 May 

Louis wins the amazing slide race. Dad came last!! 

The magicians were fantastic at the festival. 

We did some aboriginal dot panting with sticks. Mine is a picture of a racing car. It looks really good.

Delicious berry smoothies at the Rapid Creek Market.  

Celebrating at the first ever Darwin Italian festival. Happy Mothers Day!

At the market we saw these two frill neck lizards. They were like statues. 

Answers to Questions

Hi Alan and Carol – here are the answers to your questions- love George and Louis

Q1: In your Anzac project, do you think it was a smart move to invade the stoney beach at Gallipoli where there were lots of defenders with machineguns defending the bay? It was a very dumb place to land because they had to climb a step hill. The defenders could easily get them because they were up the top. Many soldiers died on the beach at the bottom.  

Q2. Who were the foreign invaders, and who were defending their homeland at Gallipoli? The invaders were New Zealand, Australia, Britain and France. The Turkish people where defending their homeland with the help from Germany.

Q3. Why do NZ cities hold dawn services to commemorate the landings at Gallipoli, and what happens at the services? They do it to remember all those who have died in all wars. They do prays and songs at the services.

Q4. What is Kakadu and where is it? How do you get there? It is a national park about 300km from Darwin. It is a world heritage site for its culture and environment. You can drive there. It is full of crocodiles, snakes and birds and famous aboriginal art.

Q5 Can you swim in the Adelaide River? Would you like to float down it in a rubber? You can’t swim in the river because it is full of crocodiles, about 10000 of them!

                                                                        
Q6. When climbing around rocky cliffs what do you do to be extra careful? When climbing around cliffs you need to hold on tight and watch were you put your feet. I fell 6m in the Karijini National Park!

Q7. What sort of snake is a python? Does it have poisonous fangs? What does it eat and how does it catch its food? A python is a very large snake. It does not bite and is not poisonous but squashes its prey. It eats birds, mammals, rats and lizards.

Q8.How did the people who lived in Australia 5000 year ago make pictures on the rocks? The pictures tell many stories and legends. The colours are made from different rocks and water. They used sticks and rocks as paint brushes.

Q9. Who eats those delicious ratburgers shown in your picture? The kids at Zoe’s school eat the Ratburgers and we eat them every night in Darwin. They are delicious!

Q10. Where is the best water slide you have been on? How long was it, and do you drop into the deep water at the end? The best slide is the straight in Darwin. It is 100 feet high and 100 metres long!

Ratburger by David Walliams 

Reviewed by Louis and George Butler

Ratburger is a story about a 12 year old girl called Zoe who is upset because her pet hamster, Gingernut has suddenly died. Zoe lives in a crumbling down tower block with her mean step mother Shelia and her sad Dad, who has lost his job. Soon Zoe finds a rat in her bedroom who becomes a replacement pet, named Armitage (after a toilet company…don’t ask!) After being suspended for taking Armitage to school, Zoe goes home to find Burt, the disgusting school burger man and pest exterminator in her room looking for a rat. Burt grabs Armitage and says he is taking him to his pulverising factory as evil Shelia laughs and locks Zoe in her room. Zoe must save Armitage and fight the evil villains and needs the help of some special people along the way. Soon they will discover the awful truth about Burt’s burgers, the ketchup and how Gingernut died…..                                                                                         Thoughts from Louis

I think Ratburger is funny and ends well. It is funny because Raj eats snot off the roof of his shop and when blind Burt drives around knocking over people & cars. It ends well when Burt & Shelia get pulverised! I give this 9/10

Thoughts from George

I think Ratburger is an exciting book because it is full of mystery like how did Gingernut die and what is in the ketchup? It is a funny and gross book because Raj eats snot off the roof of his shop. Ratburger is about never giving up and keeping your dreams alive. I give this book 9/10.     

Weekend at Kakadu- by George

We had a good time at Kakadu.We have seen lots of amazing animals.

We are holding a real python. It felt hard and slimy.

A rock wallaby we saw in the rocks of the Ubirri art site

What an amazing piece of Aboriginal art work. It is found on the at kakadu and it is over 5000 years old.

A female crocodile swimming in the river.They can hold their breath for 2-4 hours. We saw 33 crocodiles during the weekend.

Weekend at Kakadu- by Louis

 Weekend at Kakadu - by Louis

We saw jumping crocodiles on the Adelaide River near Darwin. It was amazing! In the river there are over 10000 crocs!

A large spider as big as Dad hand.

Crocodile signs are are everywhere. Who  will taste better George or Louis?

Famous Aboriginal Art at the Nourlangie Rock Art site at Kakadu National Park 

This is the first crocodile we saw on our Yellow River cruise. 3 metres long, hungry and scary!