Went to the Parap Village Tavern for Brenden's xmas work function. There is three sections all with different atmospheres. A function room had been booked for the party. The room had a warm feel to it even though the aircon was cold. Decorated nicely for chrissy. Food was delish. We had the lamb shank and it was melt in your mouth. All in all would rate it and id be happy to return.
My new bestie Deborah invited me to Throb night club in Darwin city centre. At first I was aphrehensive as I had never been to a gay club before but decided it would no doubt be at least peaceful and fun loving so what the heck I went and was so glad I did. Apart from the bathrooms having a disco ball and lounge which was equisite. The highlight for me was the drag show including the back up dancers called 'the pussies'. I could of watched the show all night. I wanted it to go longer. Plenty of dancing. No agro, everyone was having a good time. Even saw a guy dressed up like a xmas tree with lights and all. The only agro was spilt out on the street from the straight clubs.
Took dad out for his birthday and as we enjoyed Seafood on cullen so much before thought we would like to show dad & the family. It ended up being a stormy night but we still had fun!
In November we met a lovely couple Gavin and Jo at the caravan park and helped them out with a favour as they were moving to King Island, Tasmania and had no one in Darwin to rely on to take them to airport then drive their car to the freight company. As a kind gesture on their part they took us to Seafood on the Cullen, Cullen Bay. This was an upmarket Seafood Buffet along with everything for all taste buds. I actually didn't end up eating much seafood as the thai red curry was supberb! I don't usually dig buffets but this was clean and with each dish contained in its own bainery which opened with a wave of your hand over the sensor. My kids even enjoyed themselves. To top it off there was dessert buffet including fresh fruit to dip into the chocolate fondue stream. Plus a sunset to die for!
This is the first time i've ever let my kids participate in Halloween however I decided to mix it up and we went around the caravan park giving out lollies. Even still the girls scored with many people giving them lollies, gold coins and even handmade bracelets.
Set off on Sunday to see the amazing jumping crocs on the Adelaide river. I had already booked a tour boat which seemed to sound the best online, they were having a 25th birthday special of $25 per person. When you travel on Arnhem Hwy there is signs galore for more than one tour operator. We were following the icon sign from the internet site that I had seen then a sign said turn left now so we did and ended up at Spectacular Jumping Crocs. When the lady said $35 per person I quizzed her as the internet had said $25 birthday special. She advised that I wad thinking of another operator who was having a birthday special. Damn I had ended up at the wrong tour company. We took this cruise as we didn't have enough time to get to the other cruise. The various operators all seem to depart at the same times, 9am, 11am, 1pm and 3pm. We saw only a couple of crocs over the whole cruise and only small ones, the boat was worn out, it was hot even with the old aircon unit & fans, visibility was poor thru the medium sized windows, I just wasn't feeling it. We were so disappointed as everyone had told us how fantastic it was. We decided to head further down the road to the operator which we had booked originally, as soon as we rocked up the difference was visible, professional operation with gift store, cafe and under cover kids playground. After talking to the owner we decided to take his cruise. It was kind of him to not charge for our kids. As soon as we got on board the boat the difference was smack in the face, aircon was working, it was clean & comfortable the windows were much bigger with fantastic viewing, you really did feel like you could take the whole view in instead of just a slit like the other operator. Our tour guide was so knowledgable and looked like the original crocodile dundee. Ten minutes into the one hour cruise we saw more crocs than the first operator we went on. The crocs were also noticeably bigger. So the conclusion, avoid the not so 'Spectacular Jumping Crocodiles' and head over to 'Adelaide River Queen'. There is NO comparison!
Went to Darwin Sky City Casino on Saturday night. Was a lovely venue, we will be having a few visits here i'm sure. When you first walk through the front entrance you will see a couple of attendants behind their desk monitors. Go up to them first thing and sign up as a member to recieve their Action Card. You will recieve discounts off food at the Sunsets buffet restaurant and specials during the week. We saved $18 off our meals that evening, recieved two free drink coupons and $15 of gaming money. The food at the buffet was of a good standard. The prawns are always a winner. The dessert part was a bit of a let down, no cheesecake! There seemed to be big pieces of cakes, heaps of jelly, mouse and cream. The soft serve machine and chocolate sauce was a winner with me. I would of liked to see some petit slices and cakes. Overall it was good. My eldest daughter Akira must of eaten too much ice cream as she wound up being sick. Luckily made it to the ladies on time! Imagine that in front of everyone dining. Ewww. We had a change of clothes and head out poolside to the duo singing and strumming away. Kids had a dance with their uncle Brenden, nan & pop. The pool area is stunning. Definately would go back.
