The Kids in Darwin

We make it to Florence falls and guess what, yep put the tents up again. Jason made us lunch and then down to the falls for s swim. It’s is quite cool but nice when you swim around. Jason treats us to another masterful fall on the rocks, and even suggests he is going to start charging for his laughs soon. It is hot and we just bum around in the arvo waiting for the sun to go down and provide some relief. It is spag Bolag for tea tonight and we cook it on the fire and it turns out beaut. The camp site is full again and we are treated to some free TV form some local girls, who took some pleasure in annoying some foreign hikers, bit funny but cruel. It stays hot well into the evening but finally some relief once the sun goes down. Funny how we have noticed all the stars again, yes even in little old Darwin the stars are ruined by city lights. Collingwood knock of the Cats must our disgust and off to bed.
We wake up early and start that daily pack up routine, off to Dundee today so we pack up early have breaky and roll. We stop at Wangi falls which we thought was closed after the recent Salty find but it is open . Its only 10:00am but Kirsten and I jump in for a dip and it is surprisingly warm. Nice morning refreshing swim and a bit of a wash, well it at least feels that way after another dusty bush camping day.
We arrive at Dundee after stopping in to see Donna after who has just purchased the Dundee store which has not been open for any years now. We are keen to try and support her venture and will try to stop each time we pass even if only to spend $5 or so.
We arrive just early and arrange a fishing trip for the kids. Jan is going to stay behind as there will be 5 in the boat. Down to the lodge $30 Fuel $30 Bait $20 Tractor fees and $ 50 for a carton of beer. Better catch some fish for all that cash. It is a nice day and the GPS works, we think Brian might be a bit shifty and claims to take us to all these great spots where we don’t seem to catch any fish. Tina sits in Jan’s spot and hooks on quite regularly but not keepers. We hunt around all day for 1 parrot Fish, 1 jewie and a nice Salmon. Jason catches his first Shark. Its a light day but we got some big strikes that Tina, Kirsten or I were able to pull in. But practice is what I need this hauling in big fish on hand lines isn’t that easy. We get back for the traditional Dundee sunset which was spoiled a little by those dam clouds.
Fresh caught Salmon & Jewie for tea wow catch and eat em , well they only cost about $ 40 each. It’s a pleasant night and everyone except for yours truly has a sleep in. Up early looking for jobs, checking out all the overnight sports scores etc. We bum around all day just doing a few little jobs but I did get the DVD shelf up on the TV stand. We do a walk on the beach and prepare for the sunset which should be cloud free tonight.
We head back to Darwin and the kids spend the last night at Brian’s. We had a really good time and it was great to see them again.