From the Tiwi Islands to Darwin was an easy overnight cruise. We had an appointment with the pilot for first light.
The travel company that managed the cruise was Zegrahm Expeditions and, as always, they added a great deal of value to the product. The cruise director made sure that we had the opportunity to extract the max and he was well supported by guides who really knew their stuff. They included Chris Done who had been the regional manager for the state’s Department of Conservation and Land Management, Terry Done, a marine biologist, Shirley Campbell, anthropologist from ANU and Brent Stephenson, a first rate ornithologist.
The ship was part of the Coral Princess fleet, first class facilities and a wonderful crew.
Off the ship early and flying late; what to do? Go birding.
The only disappointment of the day was finding a new fence around the Palmerston sewage ponds, you can no longer see the birds that it attracts. Yet another sewage pond falls by the wayside, every one of them a sad loss.
bobmcgee 