We are now in Darwin, enjoying civilization after days of travelling through the bush. We camped out along the way except for Mt. Isa where we met up with an old friend who, Ray's friends will all be glad to know, got the better of him, finally! He grabbed hold of him and gave him a big smacking kiss. Ray was suitably embarrassed and we haven't stopped laughing since.

Along the way we spent time at Katherine, at the old homestead and museum which was very interesting, and at Fenton Airfield, an old WWII complex. All the buildings are gone but the old sealed roads and main runway are still there and some remains of WWII bombers in the boneyard. The majority of the bombers were melted down in 1950 to make WASP engines. These were made in Perth and Ray has two of these engines in his collection.

We also went to the Commonwealth war cemetery at Adelaide River which has beautifully maintained gardens. EF