Friday, August 19, 2005

Darwin

I'm in Darwin. It's warm. Can't believe I'm wearing a short-sleeved shirt in August. There's a US Navy ship in port, and the town is booked out - lots of tired looking young men around this morning, and lots of raucous ones last night.

I have the whole day to fill in as my plane doesn't leave until 1.30am. This evening I'm going on a dinner cruise on the harbor in a sailing ship - one of the other women here for the meeting I went to is coming with me.

I did look at day tours but as we're talking Northern Territoy and vast distances, most of the interesting (Kakadu, Katherine) ones left at 6.30am. I rarely do 6.30am, and definitely not after only having 5 hours sleep the night before. (Plane times from Sydney to Darwin are mad - plane didn't get in until 11.30pm, and of course my luggage was the last off.)

The sun is shining, the weather is beautiful, and I'm heading off to do some sailor-watching sight-seeing research.

2 comments:

Bronwyn Jameson said...

You're in Darwin? Oh, wow. This time last year I was in the Northern Territory and as I look out my window at a beak grey day I wish I were there again now. I need to go write a summertime scene...

Bronwyn Jameson said...

A beak grey day? That, of course, should read bLeak. Arrgghh. More coffee required.