MALAY BAY MASSACRE
Hello from a wet and soggy Darwin We have enjoyed Christmas in Darwin with Jayson, Dean and Kristy. An active monsoon trough has resulted in heavy overcast skies with quite a bit of rain. Thankfully the temperatures have been lower - making conditions quite pleasant. Recently the Garngi rangers did a boat patrol in combination with the Mardbalk rangers who are based at nearby Goulburn Island. We patrolled towards the mainland - southeast of Croker Island where some large tamarind trees are the only reminders of a former Macassan camp. These camps are dotted along the north coast of the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys. These fishermen from modern day Indonesian used to visit these shores each year until 1908 when they were warned not to return. Below the rangers erected a sign at Darch Island, an island to the east of Croker Island. Previously I have mentioned the large amount of marine litter that washes up on the beaches around here. This is a huge problem all around our planet