Mindil Beach Markets

Mindil Beach Sunset

Les Peter and Carole amongst thousands of other sunset watchers

Carole and Rosemary getting pampered in the Nail shoppe

Day 138

Alan, Les and Don are going on a Bombing of Darwin WW2 Heritage Tour this morning and we girls are getting a pedicure in the city. Carole is not sure if they can do any good with her feet after camping in the bush for a week but the lovely girls at the Nail shop work their magic and we even manage a little retail therapy before the boys are back in town........to meet us for lunch. We find a little cafe and all go for the burgers thinking that will be our light meal for the day!! The boys told us the tour had been fascinating and well worth $68. The guide had many stories to tell about all the different sites they visited and often gave the truer insight into much of the WW2 history of Darwin than that which has been portrayed by officials. We are going to the Mindil Beach Markets, a twice weekly event which we are told to get to early so armed with chairs, beer and wine we get there about 4:30 and get a spot on the grass area between the beach and Market stalls. Carole’s brother Peter is here from Sydney on his way to East Timor and her mum and hubby are also up here for the evening. The smell of all sorts of food being cooked is overwhelming and we are very sorry we had the burgers for lunch and hope we can work up an appetite. Perhaps a few laps of the markets will do it!!!??? Lots of interesting stalls, quite a few selling things you would see in many Asian markets and while there were crowds of people around, many had come to see the sunset over Fannie Bay and sample the food delicacies on offer. We got some fabulous shots of the sunset, the colours beautiful over the water, and we end the evening enjoying the company and food and wine on another balmy Darwin evening.