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DAY 29 – DARWIN Sunday, 31st July
What a big day!
Started off with Mass at the cathedral which was fantastic. The Bishop was so down to earth and spoke so well (such a change from the Bishops I am familiar with!). He even came up to me after Mass and welcomed me and invited me over to the hall for a cuppa! The Darwin Cup is tomorrow so it was the official blessing of the racing season at Mass today and the Darwin Cup and other assorted whips, helmets, saddles and even a bookies’ bag was there. The kids were even able to have their photo taken with it all!
After cordial and cake at the hall, David took us on a drive around the city and we stopped at the wharf to have a look around. There appeared to be some naval exercises taking place so, using my trusty iPhone, we googled the naval base and found out that HMAS Darwin was in port and was open to the public. What a scoop! So we popped aboard and had a look around a Guided Missile Frigate. The kids loved it and there was a fair bit of eye candy for me too!!!
From there we headed to the Leanyer Recreation Park which is a fantastic park with BBQs, playground, skate parks, pools and waterslides all for free run by Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife!! The kids had a ball (as did “big kid David”) on all the waterslides! Great afternoon.
Then off to the Mindil Beach markets for some serious retail therapy and dinner on the beach watching the sunset. Just simply gorgeous. Chilli squid and dahl, honey chicken, crocodile kebabs, dim sims, spring rolls, fish and chips!! And a sunset to die for!! And guess what? The temperature doesn’t drop when the sun goes down!!!! The photos won’t do it justice but I will give it a try. Met up with our “new best friends” from the Batchelor caravan park on the beach believe it or not. But then again, I think the whole of Darwin was there. As David says, you would think it was the last sunset on earth!! But absolutely stunning.
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