Darwin

The following morning we left for Darwin where we arrived about lunchtime. We booked onto a site and went off in search of a supermarket and Big W. We found a huge shopping centre all nicely air conditioned and spent a while enjoying the cold. When we left we went past a sign advertising another RSL and we decided to take a quick look. We were requested to sit outside as Graham only had a sleeveless t-shirt on but it wasn’t a problem as the fns were on and it nice and shady. We just sat down when one of the locals called us over to join them for a chat. They probably regretted it later as we went in every day after that!

The following morning we got a text from Graeme and Hazel and met them for a few beers in town and decided to go for a meal later in the week when they had been to Kakadu.

We did all the touristy things visiting the port, some of the WWII sites and what few old buildings they have left which either missed being bombed by the Japanese or were left standing after cyclone Tracey hit in 1974. We visited the Chinese temple, Cullen Bay (where the other half seem to live), Fannie Bay, The East Point , botanical gardens and the museum and art gallery. We went for a night out with Graeme and Hazel which was fun.