Saturday, April 24, 2021

A MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR OF THE TOP END

 All   aboard  for  a   flight   to   fabulous  Darwin  on  a  safari  in which you  will  encounter gorillas ,  crocodiles , Tarzan , colourful  outback cooks , drink rum  and  Coca-Cola  with  visiting  US Marines , feed man-eating silverfish , cuddle  an alien from outer space, witness  the neglect  of  more important  historical  monuments , scan a  collection  which   rivals  the treasures  of   King  Tut's  tomb , loot  Op shops in the hunt  for interesting  books and  ephemera  and be given the  privilege of viewing  the  latest  gimcrack   finds  of  the  Darwin  Detectorists  who  now  have  an  underwater  metal detector in their quest to find  the Aussie equivalent of  a fabulous  Saxon  treasure trove .  

Plane over  Darwin, Inpex gas  plant  in  background.