Arrived at 9am on Monday. First in the door and it is a very confronting place. The audio guide tells the story of the prisoners as well as the local community. Stayed about 2 hours no photos allowed, we saw the original wall murals in the Chapel restored by the…

Arrived in Singapore yesterday and spent the day walking around the streets. Lots of beautiful old buildings, shops and friendly people. We visited little crowded stores and huge modern shopping malls. Love the variety of shops here. We visited one huge shop selling just gold jewelry. Huge heavy gold necklaces,…

Today we visited Lombok island, next to Bali.  They describe it as Bali as it was 50 years ago . Tourism only just getting starting here and the poverty, the poor living conditions were pretty evident. There is litter and rubbish everywhere in the housing areas and the creeks, housing…

Darwin Duck “Reggie the croc”. City tour with the harbour cruising on the Vietnam war duck. After lunch we did a city tour on “Reggie the Croc”  and duck vehicle that drives on land and then also goes into the water and becomes a boat. These were used in WWII….

We had a great day in Darwin!  In the morning we did the Jumping Crocodile Cruise which I can highly recommend. It was just amazing to see the crocs up close and jumping for food.  There were lots of crocs about – big ones!  The tour is operated by an…