Day Sixty Seven - September 11, 2013 Kakadu to Darwin I was convinced it was around 35 degrees as we packed up the tent this morning, but the car read a measly 25. The humidity was so high it felt massively hot! I have never yearned for England more! We set off for our last stop in Kakadu, South Alligator River, and watched the park flash by us. We arrived and walked to the viewing platform, where we could see the vast amount of life around the wetlands includi...

Day Sixty - August 4th, 2013 Darwin We will be away early tomorrow so spent the morning pottering around the tent (after being abruptly woken by someone mistaking our tent) and packing up for our trip into Kakadu. We gave everything a good clean up and now the tent looks super spacious! Hopefully that will keep the heat out a little tonight. After a dip in the pool and a PB&J for lunch, we spent the afternoon escaping the sun in the shay picnic area with Ch...

Day Fifty Nine - September 3rd, 2013 Darwin We were up and into Darwin in the nice air conditioned Toyota Mum and Angus have for their trip, and were given a state of the art guide around the city by Duncan, who imparted all of his local knowledge. It was so nice to discover and explore this frontier town with someone who knows all the small details. We went to see the Aboriginal artwork we put aside, and settled on the colourful piece. Hopefully it will always...

Day Fifty Eight - September 2nd, 2013 Darwin We decided it was time to venture a little further afield, and headed into Darwin. I had sought out a second hand book exchange, and we found it easily. The shop turned out to be an extraordinary treasure trove of Aboriginal, and we were soon sifting through the large canvases trying to find our perfect piece. We've narrower it down to two, both depicting medicinal leaves, and have put them on hold for 24 hours. I wi...

Day Fifty Seven - September 1st, 2013 Darwin Our days here have formed a sort of pattern. We stagger from the tent after a lousy night of sleep, too hot to stay in our heat filled cocoon any longer. We eat breakfast under the camp kitchen fans, which are really just blowing the hot air around, and try and keep our tempers even as we sweat whilst eating coco pops. We then slather on sunscreen, which goes much further here in the Top End, as it mingles with our s...