DARWIN 2019 Day 12 - Saturday 26th October

DARWIN

Breakfast at Moil with Veronica, Emily, Jacob and Kira.

Jacob and Kira had just flown in from a holiday in Brisbane arriving at about 1.00 am and were heading off to present a fireworks display at Katherine Speedway (with Kira's father).

After another lazy day we joined Veronica and Emily for tea at the waterfront with Mitch, Daria, Hanna and her husband and baby daughter. Hanna used to stay with us at Athelstone sometimes while boarding at Wilderness as did Mitch and Daria when visiting her.

 Three generations.

What luck. A cruise ship was in port and about to leave.

DARWIN 2019 Day 11 - Friday 25th October

A NIGHT AT THE THEATRE WITH VERONICA AND EMILY

We spent the day rather lazily mostly back at the Leprechaun - some reading, doing this blog but then driving into the city to attend a play with Veronica and Emily (related to Emily's studies).

In the park near the theatre.

At the theatre.

The play addressed many issues related to young people in the top end and was very well performed by three young actors.

DARWIN 2019 Day 10 - Thursday 24th October

KATHERINE TO DARWIN

A shorter day of travel saw us spending time in Pine Creek, Adelaide River and  food shopping in Darwin (North Lakes Shopping Centre) before settling in at the motel, having a swim and catching up with Veronica and Emily for tea at the Nightcliff waterfront.

Pine Creek.
 There is a modern section of Pine Creek with excellent hotel and visitor facilities but this time we stuck to shots of the old mine site and the old section of the town..

 Adelaide River

Towards Darwin - a search for cycads by the road initiated by Beth.

Our accommodation at the Leprechaun Resort where we had virtually all facilities to ourselves. including the pool just out in front of our unit.

That top-end sunset.

Picnic tea at Nighcliff.

DARWIN 2019 Day 09 - Wednesday 23rd October

KATHERINE

A day in Katherine included having two tyres replaced, coffee, some shopping and catching up with the different places where Veronica and Stewart lived. 

Some beautiful flowering trees seen during our exploration of the town.

Bird identification is a shared interest. This was our Katherine find in the garden in front of our motel unit - an Owl Finch.

DARWIN 2019 Day 08 - Tuesday 22nd October

TENNANT CREEK TO KATHERINE

We started the day with an early visit to the information centre and mining museum, knowing that they would not be open but that the exterior displays of old mining equipment might provide some good photography in the early morning light.

The town was looking in better heart than on our previous visit. It may have just been the early morning light but apparently it is so.

The immediate hinterland including the Lake Mary Ann park, north of the town, is quite scenic.

Travelling on to Katherine was a long, hot slog broken only by a short break and cool drink at Mataranka, where they had been fighting bushfires.