Day 27. Sunday 14 July 2013.

What can one say about the weather in Darwin during the dry? Mostly sunny with the temperature in the low 30's, that is 31, 32 or 33. That's it. Very pleasant first thing in the a.m. Generally it is about 23, 24 degrees and calm at that time. Terrific for a brisk walk...which is what we do at about 7 a.m. The wind comes up mid-morning and blows fairly constantly from the east. It then settles down as evening arrives and the temperature drops to the high 20's. This is repeated day after day after day, until one gets totally bored with it.....I lie.

After the usual walk, quiet brekky and ablutions, we venture off to the Darwin Military Museum. This place is a relatively new venture and is a work in progress. However a reasonable display has been put together already. The 'piece de resistance' is a short film that has been put together which tells the story of the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in February 1942. Having visited the war cemetery at Adelaide River where many of those killed during the air raids are buried, I found the whole thing very evocative. War is definitely not healthy for women, children and other living things!

The museum is based around one of the 9 pound guns that were built at East Point to defend Darwin from sea-borne attack....apparently nobody thought about the air-borne type which made these giant things absolutely useless...bugger!

The useless gun...humans are there for size comparison only.

We spent a couple of hours quietly wandering around the displays before heading back to base after a bit of shopping (more beer, more beer, more beer etc.) and then hung around the pool during the arvo. Had another chat with Phalpy who was there with a couple of friends. Watched a bit of the cricket (Gerry said 'bugger it' and went off to bed, not a fan of cricket is young Gezza!). Watched it until their lunch and I go to bed. 20 runs to get. Improbable but possible. Night, night, sleep tight, bloody midgees bite!