This morning we had breakfast with two Australian couples. I love the Aussies - they are so open and friendly that it's like you've been friends forever when you've only just met. We had a city drive tour of Darwin today. Poor Darwin - they've had such a rough go of it. First they were bombed horribly by the Japanese in WWII, then they had a devastating hurricane in 1974 which flattened the place again. And last Saturday they were hit again, fortunately not a major one. It knocked down countless trees, many of which were planted after the 1974 event. Fallen trees and branches were everywhere. There wasn't much to see in Darwin itself, but we were impressed with the loads of green spaces and light traffic. We were told later that most people live and work outside of the city center and don't come in very often. A couple on the ship told us they lived here for 2 years and said they'd never come back. The weather is very difficult and we would agree that today was very hot and humid.
After the tour we had a beer with Peter and Carol, then walked around the shopping area for a while and had a bite of lunch. There was free WiFi at the museum so we called Anna and Daniel to check in. Didn't even try Andrew since he would have been at work and unable to talk. We also called Jim to wish him a happy birthday.
Upon returning to the ship we headed to the pool to cool down. After dinner we went to the show which was a magician who was pretty good.
Tomorrow is the first of another 4 days at sea.
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