Dundee Beach

 Early start Jude & Dean heading to Kakadu for 3 nights & we are heading to Dundee Beach.  Will meet back in Darwin on Wednesday. Stopped at Berry Springs for a quick shop but things were quite expensive (small butter $6.50) 😲

Arrived at Dundee Beach around lunch so set up camp, air con on to cool van.  Walked over to the beach which is like being in Fiji or Bali but can’t swim due to the crocodiles that live here as well 🐊


This photo is where I’m blogging at the moment 😎

There are lots of hire boats to go & catch Barramundi - TONY checked out the filleting table & evidently the fish are huge!  Quite comical watching them all come in while we have a happy hour with campers from the park & watch the beautiful sunsets!




Checked out the Hotel/Bistro/cafe/convenient store for an Icecream & check the menu out for a meal.

Back to pool for a swim & finally a hair wash - felt like a new woman again although my hair does not like the humidity 😂

As Jude has left me for 3 days I have found another friend, Marilyn to join me in a few drinks 🥂🍾😜😂

Back to van to enjoy a BBQ & watch a Filipino family start to pack up & entertain us!  Unfortunately they continued to pack up the next morning at 5.20 - made a lot of noise! not happy Jan😲😲

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