I’ve got just over 24 hours left in Darwin before I hop on a plane, go back home.
Being in an office with seven other people all day, a couple of whom are quite noisy, is exhausting.
Leaving work just after 6 pm this evening after a day of staring at the screen, there is little energy for anything else. I was hoping for a long walk or long swim tonight, but that hasn’t happened.
Foraging for dinner, I went down the main drag thinking that Subway would fit the bill. Alas, I was bailed up by a local - was very pleasant, But really, I just wanted to get some dinner and get back home. He was sitting outside of Subway. After a five minute chat, I politely made my excuses and walked on.
Instead of Subway, I ended up with a poke bowl.
Something you should know about food in Darwin. It really does punch above its weight. For lunch, there are three places where you can get poke bowls. Poke Ola. Pokelicious and Fat Tuna. The first two are only open until 3 pm, Fat Tuna is open until later. Pokelicious is my favourite as it’s a bit of a choose your own adventure place. And the food is wonderful.
On purchasing dinner I made my way home, going around the block to avoid subway and another interaction with the pleasant local who I really had no desire to speak to again. I don't move around Darwin with cash on me.
And now I just wanna go to bed.
Tomorrow is the NAIDOC March. I wish I could get away from work to go. NAIDOC is huge here. An indigenous colleague asked me to attend. I was honoured to receive the invitation. Unfortunately, I’m not going to be able to get away from work. It’s my last day in town (for a fortnight) . There’s too much to do. I’m disappointed.
When speaking to the gentleman outside of Subway, when he asked where I came from, after calling my sister, I replied, “I was born on Kuarna land, but live on Wurundjeri land, but I’m here in Larrakia regularly.”
Standard answer for up here.
And now, bed. I really am munted.
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