Darwin - Australia

 Woke up early as usual and got a nice hot shower before trundling off to the Lido for coffee and eventually breakfast.  The sun was beautiful when it peeked up on the horizon glowing red.  I didn't move fast enough and so didn't get a picture of it.  Today is Sunday and so after breakfast, we went to the Wajang Theatre for a worship service.

About 0900 the gangway was open so we made our way off the ship and onto the waiting shuttle.  Greeting was cordial and in English.  How wonderful to hear your native tongue.

The shuttle took us to a mall that sadly was mostly locked up tight for Sunday.

We took the local bus and got off at a sort of street mall.  They had booths for clothing and food.  So, of course, we had to partake.  When I ordered a beer I was told I'd have to wait because it's Sunday.  So we found a seat and ate some of the food and visited with the natives.  They were very friendly and spoke English (with an accent).

It started raining and soon it was  a downpour,  so I went and bought two beers, one for Ron and one for myself.  It was really good.  It's called Ginger Beer.

Ron and I wanted to go to the Aviation Museum, but couldn't get the correct bus.  We finally gave up and decided to update our computers.

Today the weather is hot and humid.  Fortunately, there's a breeze and scattered clouds.  If we had a sunny day it would be awful hot.  As it is, we're in the low 80's. 

It's unfortunate that we came on a Sunday, because there's very little open.  I think I'll make my way back to the ship.

Next stop is Cairns Australia, but there'll be some sea time in between.

Stay thirsty my friends.