Day 145
Monday
22 May 2017
Darwin
Well the bi-carb seemed to give a little relief. I am
managing to keep my hands away, but Paul is tearing at the skin on his legs.
The noise of the international airport was a little more pronounced this
morning waking me before 7am. We also have the Berrimah army base next door, so
we have had to get use to the sound of low flying helicopters and fighter jets
passing over head. I don’t know whether I feel safer with them there or more of
a target.
We laid in bed until 7.45 then got up and into our day. Breakfast,
showered and washing on. Paul spoke to Errol for a short while, catching up on
news about his bike. Just after 9am, he air con man arrived, climbing on the
roof and inspecting the unit. He found the problem, not the compressor
thankfully, now we just have to hope the part is at the workshop, otherwise it
will be Friday.
Paul worked on the clutch cable of his bike, which needed
replacing, while I worked on the computer bits. It was quite humid outside, but
far better than sitting in the van. He finally got it all up and running,
problem number two sorted. He was glad it was sorted as it means we will still
have transport when the car goes in for a service of Friday.
With the jobs done, we made our way to the shop for
groceries and gel to stop the itch. When we returned to the van we had lunch
and relaxed until Paul mentioned the fish feeding at Doctors Gully, so we made
our way into the city and parked near by.
We made our way down the to the water, paid the $15 each to
enter, a bit pricey I thought and proceeded to watch the wild fish come in to
be fed bread by the tourists. The water was teeming and frothing away as they
fought for the feed. We checked out the
variety of rays that were also basking in the shallows and the mangrove pond in
behind.
Realising the time we made our way back home for a quick
change and then it was back to the wharf where we boarded the Sundancer
catamaran for our sunset cruise of Darwin Harbour. 
As soon as we boarded we were handed our first of many
glasses of champagne and made our selves comfortable at the front. There were
about 15 people on board with plenty of room for all of us to enjoy.
We untied from the moorings and began sailing out of the
wharf and into open water enjoying the view of the city and the cool breeze the
boat lofted over us. Dips were presented, along with more champagne and then it
was a yummy frittata.
I wandered the boat taking in the view and photos of the
scene mindful of keeping my footing, not sure if it was sea legs or champagne.
We were then served chicken satay skewers, before barramundi bites, prawn
skewers and potato slices covered in a blue cheese sauce. It was all yum. 
The sunset set off a beautiful golden glow before
disappearing and darkness descended. Champagne still flowing, we sat back and
enjoyed the evening, just another day in paradise.
As we made it back to the wharf, cheese, chocolate and
strawberries were served to finish off the evening. We were so glad we spent
the $110 each to do this cruise, it was worth every cent.
We managed to make it home in one piece and opted for a swim
before bed. We chatted with a Swiss couple who head home on Friday after 6
months travelling OZ. At 9pm we were kicked out of the pool so we gave our
farewells and then returned to the van ready to fall into bed.
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