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...

Day Fifty Six - August 31st, 2013 Darwin Another rest day today. Aside from washing the car and whipping around Coles, we read our Bear Grylls books, swam in the pool, made fajitas for supper and watched The Inbetweeners. We feel cooped up and restless but have no money to spend in Darwin, and don't particularly want to see anything! (We are going to the National Parks with my parents). So for now, it's lazy, hot days with very little sleep! The camp is always ...

Day Fifty Five - August 30th, 2013 Darwin Today we did nothing. We slept badly in the heat, and woke up feeling listless. After a quick shop at Coles, and a little refuge from the sun in the air conditioned mall, we set our sights on Kmart and a new tarpaulin, as we have lost ours. With purchases in hand, we returned to the campsite where we put up the tarp as quickly as we could and headed straight to the pool. Apart from a break for lunch and three loads of l...