We took two beds in a dorm in Darwin city. We spent the first day driving around an getting our bearings as well as going to the Art Gallery, having our first coffee for a long while and visiting the Mindil Beach markets where we ate Timorese, African and Filipino food for dinner before watching the sunset on the beach. The next night we decided to see the city via a pub crawl, beginning in Mitchell St and making our way back to the backpackers where we were staying. Had a great night talking to surly Scotsmen and being entertained by magicians from Blackpool. We also made the mistake of asking a gay bloke where we should go next and nearly saw Darwin’s only drag show, although the $10 entry charge and general seediness of
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