So this morning as we were waking, we were arriving in Darwin with a beautiful sunrise. We readied ourselves and went up to the Windjammer for breakfast, and then returned to our cabin to prepare for our shore excursions. My shore excursion was the first to head out after assembling in the theatre. We left via some very steep gangways (they are tidal and they get better over the course of the day), and headed straight out through Humpty Doo to the Adelaide River ...

After breakfast I took myself off to the spa for my massage. I got there 20 minutes early, was put in the waiting room with a form to fill out and then forgotten about. Three other ladies came in for an information session with an acupuncturist and when he came in at 9.30 and asked if I was there for the talk, I said no, I'm still waiting for my 9.15 massage. He went and found my masseuse who had been ringing our cabin looking for me, no-one had let her know I wa...