Marion arrived in Darwin a couple of days before Elaina so we went to the Markets and the Rapid Creek Water Garden. Then when Elaina arrived we rented a car and went to Litchfield National Park and on a Jumping Crocodile tour. We stayed at James' flat during our time there which was really nice and had some really great views. Below are some pictures of these places. There aren't any pictures of evening outtings....but that's because the New York ladies were a bit jetlagged from their flight and weren't motivated to do very much past 11 PM.
Poffertjes were my absolutely favority thing to eat at Mindil Beach Market. They're these little tiny pancakes, you get 19 of them actually, and then you add toppings to them. I always got mine with Fresh strawberries, bananas, vanilla ice cream, wipped cream and chocolate fudge. MMMmmmmmmmmmmm good! Yes, I have a sweet tooth. And the markets were every Thursday and Sundays so I ate a lot of this!

So this isn't the best picture per say but it's the best outta' the bunch. As you can see Marion is pressing her finger down trying to show the French guy, with very limited English skills, how to use her ditigal camera, yeah it was quite complicated.

Aboriginals playing dideridoos at the market

Mindil Beach Sunset Market

Marion at the Rapid Creek Water Garden

stairs to Florence Falls

at Florence Falls

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Elaina at termite mound

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