One of the great things about living and working at Daly River is the opportunity to spend every second weekend in Darwin and enjoying the amenities that it provides…..Casuarina Shopping Mall, the Wave Pool, the Harbour, restaurants etc.
It was well organised by Robyn for her to have her birthday on a Saturday so last weekend we ventured into the Big Smoke to enjoy the weekend and celebrate her special day.
We stayed at Josh and Sarah’s unit on Friday night and were thrilled to have Tim and Ali arrive unexpectedly Saturday morning after flying up from Melbourne late Friday night and staying with Gemma (Jake in Alice Springs) before surprising us that morning!
A trip to Casuarina for much needed haircuts, a stroll through Parap markets, laksa from our favourite Asian stall for a picnic lunch at East Point and an afternoon at the Wave Pool filled in the day before heading off to dinner at Crustaceans on the Wharf to celebrate Robyn’s birthday. (By now Jake had flown in from Alice). Very special to have all three boys with Sarah, Gemma and Eli join us!
The following day saw a very competitive tennis competition take place (Nick Kyrgios wouldn’t have felt out of place with the sledging that was occurring!) After the preliminary rounds it was down to Josh and Robyn versus Jake and Gemma to sort out the winning team. Victory went to Jake and Gemma…fighting back from 3/1 down to win 5/3 and the ensuing bragging rights….and probably continuing as I type!
Show Court 1 was indeed a very hot place to be so the swimming pool was a great cooling down spot between sets. Gracie did a great job as ball girl but due to the heat on court, retired quite early in the proceedings…….swimming in the pool and playing naughts and crosses in the sand, courtside (says a lot for the tennis doesn’t it!) were more attractive options.
After a late lunch and drinks at the Trailer Yacht Club we said our farewells and as Tim and Eli flew back to Melbourne we headed to Daly River for our last week of teaching at St Francis Xavier, Nauiyu. It was great catching up with them and hearing about their recent trip to the U.S.
Special thanks to Josh, Sarah, Jake and Gemma for all the organisation in putting the weekend together…loved every moment of it. Being able to consistently catch up with them during our time in the NT has been great!
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| Josh |
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| Sarah |
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| Ball Girl Gracie |
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| Jake...wearing all the gear. Must have worked! |
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| Gemma |
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| Robyn |
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| Eli..in her first tennis court appearance |
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| Tim |
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| Rob |
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| Eventual winners..Jake and Gemma. Congrats! |
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