Darwin Beer Can Regatta

About a week ago we spent a week in Darwin (the northern point of Oz) and had a great time just chilling out and taken in the sights. Luckily we just arrived in time for the annual Beer Can Regatta 2006, in which a whole bunch of crazy aussies save up all the beer cans during the year and then make a float/boat to race on the sea! We spent the whole day watching the races and also the silly tugs-of-war and races on the beach. One of the most hilarious events was the Solo Iron Man race, in which 9 strapping aussie men and one butch girl had to run down the beach, pick up a kayak, paddle round a circuit, run back onto the beach and transfer 5 large crates of cans from one end to another. Only in true Aussie style some guys even started with sombero's and cans of beer in hand! Most of them were also upstaged by the girl who came second!