NT - Darwin / Kakadu / Galiwin'ku (Elcho Island) / to WA
It appears the time interval between blog posts is increasing exponentially as we travel around Australia. If that bothers you, sorry about that. I've divided this one into 4 bits to cover our 8 weeks or so in the NT. Darwin Helen found a 3 week locum position at an Aboriginal Health Service called Danila Dilba in Palmerston (about 25 minutes south of central Darwin). The intention was to work in a setting that's different to her suburban practice in Sydney and it certainly was. She loved the experience and learning new stuff about medicine, and this was a great introduction to working in indigenous health. The job came with accomodation in central Darwin in a serviced apartment and we enjoyed real beds, running water and loads of restaurants. Adam and I explored various museums, a couple of local springs and spend a fair bit of time at the waterfront wave pool. There are some beautiful beaches but you're not supposed to swim due to crocs. On the weekends we visited th