On Tuesday (May 23rd), we set off from the Heartbreak Hotel at Cape Crawford towards Darwin. It was another long day of driving and our first stop was when we reached the Stuart Highway at Daly Waters. The Stuart Highway connects the country through the centre, running from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north. Daly Waters is a small roadhouse on the highway famous for well, just being famous. We stopped there for about half an hour, enough time to look around at the insane collection of memorabilia from around the world. I added my name to one of the Union Jacks before we left Daly Waters and headed north.
Our next stop was for lunch at Mataranka, where we there was also a natural hot pool and a walk through the forest. I didn't opt to go for a swim (we'd be coming back in a few days anyway) so went for a walk down to the river instead. Back on the road, our next stop was for a quick break at Katherine, the largest town south of Darwin for a long way.
The final stop of the day before Darwin was at the Adelaide River roadhouse, home to 'Charlie the water buffalo' from the film Crocodile Dundee. Our driver, who's a bit of a joker, made us believe that he was still alive, so we were a bit surpired and got a few weird looks when we rushed in to find him stuffed and standing on the bar!
We got into Darwin at about 6pm, ending the second major section of my trip. We finished the four day trip with a meal at the Vic Hotel to say goodbye and go our seperate ways.
