What a day! We crammed so much into it. Started with a walk to the Waterfront for breakfast. Wayne and Mark found a local with whom they could identify.

We then drove to the Darwin War Museum which was fascinating. Bombed on 19 February, 1942 and we were visiting on 19 June, 2022.

We wanted to have lunch at Seafood on Cullen but it was shut so went to another place called Ebb and Flow. Wayne ordered the sliders and Mark and I ordered the Calamareally. It wasn’t until Donna questioned the waitstaff about the Jackfruit on the slider that we all realised the restaurant was vegan. Incredibly, Wayne decided to go the calamareally as well. Donna enjoyed her falafel and the chips were yummy but sorry, Bella, Bec and Alyssa, we won’t be going vegan or vegetarian anytime soon.

Wayne and Donna really wanted to see crocodiles so we went to Crocosaurus Cove located in the middle of town. We had to fill in 2 and a half hours waiting for the croc feeding session. There are only so many lizards, fish, turtles, snakes and crocodiles you can see so we did spend a bit of time just waiting. There had been consideration around swimming with the crocs but in Donna’s words when we witnessed one tourist’s experience, ‘Very under-whelming!’

When the feeding finally happened, I spent the time worrying about the safety of the two young girls doing the feeding. Mark felt there was little to worry about as in Wayne’s words, ‘I think those crocs are tranquillised!’

After that, we came back to the apartment for a quick rest. We ventured out to the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets and enjoyed dinner from the huge selection of food trucks. Got done by the taxi driver there who charged us nearly three times more than the one that brought us home.

We then walked onto the beach and witnessed one of the most spectacular sunsets I have ever seen. The number of people witnessing it alongside us was phenomenal.

We finished the night by going to the casino and enjoying beer and cocktails. We had a final flutter on the roulette wheel. $5 on #5 and $5 on #19 (this day’s significant number). The luck of the Irish wasn’t with us this time so we headed home for a well-deserved rest.