The Man From Snowy River - Banjo's Poem

A favourite Poem in Australia is "The Man From Snowy River", and a contact here posted the video yesterday. The scenes are from the movie of the same name.

National Parks - Kakadu Australia

Do you have National Parks in your area...... Australia has many, and the most famous is Kakadu. I have not been there, perhaps one day!!!

"Kakadu National Park an Australian Natural Icon covers almost 20,000 square kms and is 257 kms East of Darwin the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Kakadu National Park is a World Heritage listed area that has been listed for it's cultural and natural heritage and Kakadu is the largest terrestrial national park in Australia. Life in the park depends on the water, also in respect to the tropical monsoon climate that produces the downpours of the tropical humidity of the "wet" season, and the milder weather of the "dry" season. 

Kakadu is the second largest national park in the world and and is home to approximate number of species: Mammals: 62, Reptiles: 123+, Birds: 280, Freshwater Fish: 51, Insects: 10,000, Frogs: 25, Plants: 1,275. (many are rare and occur only in Kakadu)" 
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World Voyage

As this is a WWW blog, let me remind you about Jessica Watson the 16 year old Australian,  on the home leg of her solo circumnavigation. She has hit the most severe conditions so far here in Australian waters in the last few days. I know I was sceptical about her  being allowed to undertake this voyage, but she has done a magnificient job of it.
Here is the link to her voyage