On 12th Jonas flew over from Germany and the jetlag didn't seem to affect him much during the first few days. Lucky him. Must be his young age (nearly 14).
It was hot there so we went to the wave pool in Darwin a few times. The kids loved it!
We did an outing to Berry springs, which was very enjoyable: warm water, great picnic spot. What a great swimming place, so close to Darwin!
A rodeo was on in Darwin, we got tickets and saw our very first rodeo! Nice experience.
While Manfred and the kids went to the wave pool I had a look at the aboriginal art fair that was on for a few days. There was a great variety of art, from different regions, a lot to choose from if you wanted to buy one. Quite a few artists were there too, which was great to see.
We had a look at the famous Mindil markets after enjoying a sunset on the beach. There was an amazing choice of food and the markets had a lot to offer: clothing and accessories, gifts all kind,
aboriginal art. The markets are on twice a week for a few months.
The Darwin festival was on when we were there although it was the end of it. I went to see a show (chooky dancers) with a few friends (travelmates) at the intertainment center. It was brilliant!
You can see part of their show on Youtube if you search for "chooky dancers-greek dance". They are also playing in the film "Bran Nue Dae" so they are getting very popular.
On the last day of the festival there was some aboriginal dance at Mindil beach, just before sunset and the same day the markets were on, so it was quite busy that day.
On 17th my sister Karen and boyfriend Dushi arrived from Bali. We took it easy that day and we left Darwin the next day to start our adventure with the family! Yippie!
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