Darwin, Hot & Sweet

Friday, burning in the sun. 

At the morning we headed to Darwin water front and specially to wave pool. We checked ourselves in and enjoyed the big waves and hot sun foSun was burning and  most of us got slightly sunburned even we tried to use sunscreen.

After wave pool we headed to Wharf to have calmari, fish and chips for lunch and after that we had big ice creams from the shop where Aino used to work in spring. After tasty ice creams we headed back to the city and wondered in shopping mall searching for souvenirs and breakfast items.

Saturday, chasing crocodiles. 

Saturday morning Aino went to see her friends and we headed to Crocosaurus cove at the center of Darwin. We spent couple of hours in there watching fish feeding, crocodile feeding, reptile feeding. Nice things to see and we also got a change to hold a baby crocodile, it’s skin felt so nice, so different than I thought.  Then it was time for lunch and we wandered to Red Roosters another place that Aino worked in spring and had nice nice light lunch and headed for shopping again.

At night we headed to Cullen Bay to see the sunset and have dinner. Nice walk down there and nice Italian restaurant. Others like their dishes but my selection was little too hot, only tasted the chili in my pasta. On the way back I took couple of photos over Cullen bay marina.

Sunday, Penni  joins the team.  Another lazy morning we were getting rest and waiting for Penni to arrive from Melbourne. After that we prepared quick lunch and went short sightseeing drive to see  museum with some aboriginal arts and local animals etc. After that we drive around some of their past living areas and through first airport in Darwin, which is currently one street close to race track.

At night we went to Bingil Bay market to see some performances, listening music and meeting Emils family, Aurora and Jan. There were also some wonderful performances like guy who was doing nice paintings with spray cans and newspaper.  After beautiful sunset we had a picnic dinner beside the beach.

At Monday morning we had breakfast on balcony like seems to be common in Darwin. After breakfast we walked to the city to do some sightseeing and shopping. We also bought a new suitcase and met Penni in a coffee shop, had nice cup of coffee and watched gingerbread man swimming in mango “jam”.  Afternoon we did some driving around Darwin with Penni. Wisited  at Curanda beach, night cliff and south side suburbs of Darwin, what a wonderful views from high hill to the city over the bay.

Next morning plan for me is to go with Emil and check out two barge coming to his company for repairing. Emils company rents and repairs workboats for harbor and jetty builders. Anyway at early morning Emil pick me up from Penni’s place saying it’s cool morning (+26C J) and we might get some fog on the bay. We drove to their site to see if everything is ready to take in the barges which are on their way. Before that Emil showed me the place at the front of wharf where they will park the barges for check out. Among the other action we also checked the boat that should take us out to the bay to check the barges and it was also ready to go. Then we drove to other side of peninsula to see if the barges have reached that point.

Yes barges were there nicely at the middle of bay towed by a chip, nicely in line due to outgoing tide that flows like a river at this time. BUT they have stopped there because the fog was coming over the wharf. We decided to go and get some breakfast and take care of some other things while waiting. After about 2 hour waiting Emil  dropped me back to Penni’s place because fog was still laying on wharf like pea soup, no worth of waiting any more.

At night we went to Pee Wee’s for farewell dinner we meet almost all relatives there in our last night in Darwin. Beautiful place, nice atmosphere and delicious food in the warm Darwin night. Very pleasant.