Good evening to all. Today we had grand ideas to visit Litchfield National Park but we found that the pace, activity and all that driving over the past two weeks just caught up. And as Victorians, we succombed to the heat and humidity of Darwin, hence, we needed a day to rest and recuperate.  We did however venture into Darwin city to the visitor centre to collect yet again more tourist information. We began our visit of Darwin by visiting Cullen Wharft, Darwin's version of Docklands.  Rodney discovered FISH, actually visible to the naked eye, how amazing. Sadly, however, no fishing was allowed . Yes, so close and yet so far.

From there, we  visited the Museum and were reminded of the Cyclone Tracey devastation of Christmas 1974 when Darwin was virtually obliterated. Today it is a very attractive city surrounded by clear blue water and sunny skies, or as the locals say 'the dry season'. Next visit was the Fannie Bay gaol, yes folks, there is such a place. Like all old gaols, there is a sense of past ghosts. Interestingly, the infirmary was the place where the last two hangings occurred in Darwin in 1955. Two young men aged 19 and 20 found guilty of the murder of a taxi driver. According to the information, there have been ten hangings in Darwin, seven Aboriginal, two European and one Asian.  An interesting but not surprising statistic. Rodney was once again lured by the

idea of catching that big one so he did  a spot of  fishing but again no fish caught. The day will come I have no doubt or he will be sadly disullusioned. Our last stop was the Mindil Beach market. We have heard how good this is so went with high expecatations but were disappointed. Sometimes I think expecations do not always follow reputation.  None the less, an experience just the same. Tomorrow the plan is to visit Litchfield so hopefully we will have some new photos to show you. Take care and bye for now from Rodney and Gabriella.