NORTHING DAY 17 - SATURDAY 16 JUNE 2018

CASUARINA AND MORE

A few years ago Casuarina Shopping Mall was one of the main places to go in Darwin. The city has grown since then and there are other options, but we still  generally make one visit. That is what we did this morning, then wandered on into the new suburbs that are still developing on that side of the city. Believe it or not, they have named a new suburb near the sewerage treatment plant "Breezes"  (territorian sense of humour?).

 
We rarely miss a visit to the Casuarina Coastal Reserve. It offers some great walking and beach photography with bushland coming right down to the sand.
There is a nudist beach too, which we (John) did not choose to visit (Ontario friends please note.)

Some interesting sculpture at a suburban community centre that we drove past.

All come with a breeze, sometimes via the treatment plant.

Knuckeys Lagoon is probably some of the closest preserved bushland to Darwin. It is kept as a habitat for local birds, animals and plants.

Our evening activity was watching Emily play hockey. She is one of two or three younger players  in a team of women aged up to 60.  The opposition was younger, fitter, and more agile -  and won of course. Emily played well and was disappointed by the loss.