Darwin - Heather Arrives!

We got to Darwin a few days before Heather arrived with a few days to get things sorted out (and stay in a hotel so Phil could catch some World Cup action). It was so wonderful seeing Heather again, and so strange meeting a friend anywhere but Calgary International Airport. We spent the next few days enjoying some of Darwin's best attractions and eating and drinking our way through the nice selection of pubs and restaurants that Darwin provides - finally a choice of restaurants, not just a town with one roadhouse! We each won a crab in the Fox and Fiddle's hermit crab races - Phil's crab, Ian, won 4th prize (a free pint of beer) and my crab, Rodriguez, won first prize, a shocking $30.00 tab!! We also headed down to the Casuarina Coastal Reserve and enjoyed a few hours on the beach collecting shells and sand dollars (and taking goofy pictures).

Despite the collosal rudeness of the women working the front desk of the caravan park, I enjoyed Darwin no end. It was lovely - enough of a big city to have nice shops, good restaurants and a bunch of pubs, but small enough that it never felt too busy or stressed out. It was one of those cities that maintained a perfect balance.