The Hits Keep Coming (Darwin, Australia)

I didn't have to wait long for another coincidence. Tonight, I bumped into two fellow backpackers that I met on a tour bus nearly 2 weeks ago when I was traveling from Perth to Exmouth in Western Australia. If I met them at a hostel in Darwin that would be one thing as there are only so many. ButI met them just walking on the sidewalk looking for lunch as they stepped out of a Woolworth's drug/grocery store. What are the odds? Tomorrow they are going to Kakadu National Park on a tour so I almost did not "bump" into them.

I can't even imagine what or where the next coincidence will be. I guess that is why they are coincidences...always
surprising. I could tell you about coincidences of bumping into relatives in Taipei, Taiwan (A big city!), or how my
father bumped into an old classmate while we were traveling in the Yellow Mountains - West of Shanghai in China.
But I won't right now. I'm still trying to get over this one.

On another note - the Rugby World Cup is going on in Australia right now. Before I came here I had no idea what the rules of Rugby were. Nor was I particularly interested. Now I'm actually getting excited to watch a few of the games.
I'm finding it fascinating to compare Rugby to US Football. I think it says something about our respecive
societies too. More on this in a future article.

I head to Cairns, Australia next to do some good diving hopefully. My stay in Darwin has been good - although it is a bit
hot and humid. The highlight most certainly is my experience in Kakadu with understanding the Aboriginal
culture. Highlights included eating ants and going snake and turtle hunting in the mud. I'll leave you with this picture -


Holding the live file snake that we caught earlier -- soon to be in my stomach!