Darwin Trip: Part I Saturday June 27th Flew to Darwin in the arvo, arriving at about 3:00pm. It's bloody hot here, like over 30 degrees Celsius. We took a quick shuttle bus into the city which dropped us off right at our hostel, Melaluca on Mitchell. The hostel was amazing, it had a large deck on the second floor with a bar, patio tables and chairs, and two interconnected rock pools along with a 'hot tub' with a two storey waterfall flowing into it. Pretty cool...

Cam has got a two week teaching break starting next week and I convinced him to come to Darwin with me! We leave this Saturday in the arvo and get back to Cairns the following Sunday.I'm really excited - I wanted to visit the last time I was here but didn't have the chance. Darwin is in the Northern Territory and is hot pretty much year round (in the dry season it usually stays in the low 30's). It's also close to both Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks. We're ...

Hi all - I've decided to set up a travel diary so that I can keep in contact with everyone a bit easier and keep you updated on any crazy adventures I may be having. So far it has been mid 20's to 30's every single day. Sometimes there are clouds, mostly it is sunny. At first it felt too hot for me but I've gotten used to it. Cam and I are renting a room at a house in Mt. Sheridan which is a suburb of Cairns. The couple who own the house, Isaac and Teresa, are b...