Day 85

Day 85 Darwin

After our late night last night we started a little later this morning and 1 got up around 8. We had

Adelaide River War Cemetary

44 wing founded

breakfast and discussed what we would do and settled on going to Adelaide River and check out a few sights. We drove to Adelaide river and during this drive passed at least 5 Airstrips from the war. The highway goes right along side them. We went to the War Cemetery there. They have done an excellent job there and the

one of the grave markers

walking amongst the graves

place is immaculate. We walked around the graves and although there are not hundreds and hundreds, there is enough to give you some perspective of the sacrifice. There were a lot more there at the time of the war, but just after it ended there was a time where families could claim the bodies and have them shipped back to where they wanted them buried, those here are those that were not shifted, a very sad sight

Civilian Section

Trude doing the Adelaide River old crossing

but a great place to visit.

From there we went to the Adelaide River Pub where the buffalo from Crocodile Dundee is. This is the buffalo that Mick quietens down. His name is Charlie and he was a gentle old sole. He used to be in the yard next to the pub, but

Having a chat to Charlie

You want what?

he died so they stuffed him and mounted him on the bar! Good job too. We had lunch there and then moved on to Wangi Falls in Litchfield national Park. We had heard that the falls were easily accessible for me so we thought we would give it a go. Our first priority was for Maureen to get a coffee, she has a Cappaccino with soya milk and I can tell you, good ones are few and far between, but she did not order one here once she saw the sign at the coffee machine (see picture).

The falls are great and they are easily accessible to me and we had a great time splashing around. It

Wangi Falls

Me at Wangi Falls

turns out that a swimmer drowned there the day before. An Asian tourist with a tour group was there and it was not until the tour leader was rounding the group up that he was missed. Apparently hit his head and drowned, or so they think. The pool had only been reopened after it was closed following a croc sighting. Today it was perfect. we met acouple from Victoria and he is a baker who has 7 shops and his own bakery. Sorry no jobs there Sam, he is selling most of his shops and is installing an automated oven that

Lost City

lost City

replaces 3 people. From there we drove out to the Lost City. It is a natural rock formation that looks like a city. The drive was 4WD only and Trude just lapped it up. Maureen is also becoming quite the 4WD person. No death grips on all the hand holds. No thumping foot on the floor on her side like pressing the brake, I am quite impressed. The site was not suitable for me so I had a look from the side.

Back on the road we then went to the Termite Mounds. There are gazillions of termite mounds around

Termite Mounds

native palms

the place, but these are on a flat open plane and look very regimented. Very pretty sight. We left Litchfield and made our way back home for an early tea. Tomorrow we are not going anywhere exciting. Trude is having a service in the morning and Maureen wants some time time to clean up ready for our next move.