27th November (Sunday)

In the morning we drove out of Darwin City and up around the coast to “End Point” a recreational reserve. The tide was out revealing a large expanse of sandy beach. The tide is reported to vary by about 5m. Some of the small trees on the coast have their roots covered with water at high tide.

Sheila at East Point

The beach and water looked very enticing but there were signs warning of crocodiles. Also at this time of year there are small jelly fish that can be fatal to humans.

In the afternoon we walked around the Darwin Botanical Garden to find some shade from the sun. We spotted an unusual Canonball tree with fruit the size of cannon balls - quite an eye catcher.

Cannonball Tree

A beetle of about 1” in length landed on my rucksack .

Beetle

In the town we spotted a very unusual stripped gecko with a very long tail.

Gecko

We ate an evening meal on the hotel veranda on the 3^rd floor and watched lightning in the distant clouds to the north, fully expecting some overnight rain.