Darwin - 27th, 28th of July

What to do, what to do...so much with such little time.  To be honest I feel like doing nothing and just sitting in our very lush apartment...reading...sitting or whatever.  But who knows when we will be back in Darwin.  So yesterday we got stuff sorted and went to the Deckchair Cinema...so very cool.  But the deck chairs were not the cumfiest I have ever sat in....you could tell the locals who got there early and scored the cushions!

Today we checked out Aquascene....a place where at high tide the fish willingly swim in for a free feed.  It was cool.  The kids loved the feeling of the fish swimming in and around their legs.  Some big green fish (Milk Fish I think?) swim towards you with their top fin out - very shark like and then swish just as they get to you.  This caused many a shriek and giggle. I think, just possibly, that they may be taking advantage of the tourists here though.  It cost us $43 to feed the fish some bread....no other interactive displays or anything.  Lucky the joy on the kids faces was enough for me. 

I felt we needed a reminder of this message at this point....

plus I like the pic :)

After Aquascene we headed out to the Darwin Military Museum.  It felt austere and a little odd. Walking around and watching Toli ooohhh and ahhhh at all the killing machines and swords/guns/bombs etc.  I have the utmost respect, gratitude and thanks for those soldiers and nurses who fought and worked to keep us safe but I wish Toli wouldn't be so willing to imitate the guns firing. I guess it's just the boy factor.  They had an incredible theatrical experience of the Darwin Bombing in 1942 (19th of February....I'll never forget that now). It was in a room that shut and sealed when the show would start.  It was then an all encompassing, lights, sounds and pictures all over the walls tale of that fateful day using old pictures bought to life with movement.  It was very well done.

How cool would this spotlight be spotting for crocs - it reaches 25 km....I'd feel safe in the water then!

So cute. The only pictures the kids wanted - Bells with the ficus roots and Toli with a big gun....so be it.

We were all touristed out by then so home to Argus for home made Pita Pizzas and hot choc pudding....oh to have an oven again!