Adelaide River - Day 65

Fletcher : Today was short.  We played games with our next door neighbours and mum and dad talked with friends we met on the road then we left.  It didn't take long to get to Adelaide River, one of the places we stayed at on our way to Darwin.  When we got there we set up and went to the pool it was freezing.  Later on we cooked a bbq.

Mackenzie : Today we woke up and played games with our next door neighbours then we packed up the caravan and went to Adelaide River.  When we got there we set up the caravan and went to the pool and me and Fletcher played games.  For dinner we had a bbq.

Today was our last day in Darwin.  We packed up the van and the kids played with their friends from next door.  I said hello to a lady walking her dog and did a double take when I realised it was a lovely friend we had met along the way.  We knew they were coming but thought we may have missed them, it was lovely to chat again.  As we went to leave they came down to say goodbye, it was great to catch up and compare where we had been and have a laugh.  We set off about 10.30 for Adelaide River which is only an hour down the road.  We had to stop for goggles for Fletcher, he has basically worn through the ones he has and they snapped.  A quick stop at target and a look in the sports store at footy clothes with Fletcher, who everyday seems to be in something Sydney Swans and has his Swans cap on all the time, only taking it off at mealtimes and when we get sick of seeing it and take it off him.  We got down to Adelaide River and the caretaker remembered us and which site we had been on, unfortunately someone had been on it since we left so we had to find a new one.  In true Griswolds style we parked up in a site and the leads wouldn't reach so we moved and parked up and un hooked only to decide that it was a dirt site that Bentley or us wouldn't enjoy so we hook it all back up, nearly rip the roof off on a tree and move sites for a 3rd time..... the Griswolds have arrived!  We went to the pool and it was freezing but we still went in, we don't have many more swimming places left so we are making the most of it, its still in the 30's here but the pools seemed to have got colder.  We had a BBQ for dinner and cooked it in the camp kitchen and got talking to a few girls there, its great to hear peoples stories of where and why they are travelling and meet such lovely people.   We have decided to stay a few days so we can just have a relax and try co-ordinate our days to get us where Fletcher wants to be for his birthday.

                           The pool at Adelaide River, a small park behind the BP service station

                                                                 The green park