Day 44 - Darwin, 10th August 2025

Slept in til 10.30am! We must have been exhausted!! Ian headed straight off to Bunnings to grab some bits to fix all the broken things on the caravan. I did some washing and cleaned up a bit before heading off to the Royal Flying Doctor Tourist Facility with Rach and Shaun. It was really interesting and very interactive. There was a virtual reality experience that let you be on the harbour and in a plane when the bombs were dropped in 1942  and then a big screen/window that looked over the harbour that played a video showing what it was like when the bombs went off. 



There was a plane you could climb in and another virtual reality experience showing what it’s like from the pilot’s and patient’s perspective.


Bought myself a new hat (cowboy style) and then we were off to the Mindil Beach sunset markets. As soon as we arrived we could smell donuts so we set off to find them lol!


We met up with BJ and Ellie and had a wander around the markets. There were A LOT of delicious smelling food vans! The markets are famous for the laksa so I lined up with the hordes of other people with the same idea! It was worth it- it was absolutely divine! We sat on the beach to eat our dinner and watch the sunset. 








The sunset was beautiful but it was really strange, as the sun went down, everyone started clapping. It was really weird! 🤣

Ian, Kurt and Jye were at the cricket watching Australia play South Africa …


….so we decided to kick on at Sweethearts. They have ‘Dualling Piano’ nights where two guys sit up at the grand pianos and take turns singing. You can give a donation and put in your requests, it was such a great night. Definitely have to go back next time! 





While we were at Sweethearts, Josh FaceTimed me….FROM FRANCE!! He wanted to surprise me lol! He certainly did that. It was nice to see him so happy. 





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