Day 33. Saturday 20 July 2013.

It's Saturday, hence a nice half-hour sleep-in and then coffee and brekky....no early morning walkies on a Saturday!

Just hung around the park for the morning and then into Darwin we go. Stopped  to check out the Charles Darwin National Park on the way. Go for a bit of a wander to the look-out and who should be pass, none other than Donny Phalp who is having a picnic there with his friends Alan and Maria. So we stop and say g'day and make arrangements for a quiet get together at happy hour time. 

At the harbour we sauntered (at Bali pace) along the sea-wall and 'round the Waterfront area, checking out all the places and shops we hadn't yet seen or been in. Geraldine bought herself a very nice necklace and found that that was such hard work that we had to go to the nearest licensed premises that had a view over the water and have a nice cold savvy blanc to recover. Extremely pleasant.

Later we went for a bit of a drive past Casuarina shopping centre to check out the house that Bill and Jill lived in years ago when they lived up here. Found it easily enough and it appears to be a good area. There were tradies hanging around the front so I didn't take a photo of it. Sorry Bill.

Go to the pool for a swim later in the day while Geraldine sits and reads her book or chats with anyone who cares to chat with her. Can be very talkative the old girl when she is in the mood (which is often).

The Pool area.

I have a couple of tinnies with Phalpy and chat about things that ex-coppers chat about then back to the van for happy hour. Tonight we go next door to Lyn and Jack who hail from from the northern climes of Melbourne (Reservoir way), ex-teachers. A wonderful time was had and we exchange our details 'coz they have a holiday house in Ocean Grove and they intend to invite us there during the summer. Isn't that nice...wait til they really get to know us.

Hey spag bol and a red wine for dinner tonight. Excellent.....and I will not watch the cricket!