Day 16: Darwin

Today we slept in. At 11am Gary, Joan. Lorelle & I drove in to Causaurina Shopping Centre (it's huge). Lorelle had a haircut, I bought a new bulb for the van door, bought some new shorts, etc.... Mundane things that have to be done.....

In the afternoon, we went for a drive to Fannie Bay - it is terrific - Darwin's best kept secret. A huge expanse of water. Heaps of people having BBQs, picnics, etc. Children and adults swimming - despite concerns about crocs. The water is beautifully clear & unpolluted.  There is also a War Museum at Fannie Bay which we didn't visit because we were two late in the afternoon but it is a lovely drive around the bay.

After the drive, we again visited the Mindil Markets because Gary & Joan were not with us last Thursday when we visited the markets. The sunset was again great but I left my camera in the car-there will be more.

The heat up here has been a real pain in the neck - the mornings are OK but by about 10am it hits 33-34 degrees and just stays there all day, every day. Bring on winter. I was amazed to see that Lowes were selling jumpers - a bit of a joke really. I don't think it gets below 20 often!!  We were talking to a guy who works for the navy the other day and he said that winter temperatures average 23-27. Not sure if he is correct - he said he had only been here 5 months!!

Tomorrow we set off for Kakadu.......