ELcho-Dandenong to Tullamarine -to Darwin

It's cyclone season, and we are heading North....way North.  

NJC has been able to get a short term contract, nursing, in a remote Aboriginal Community, three weeks in Elcho Island.  This is an island off the north east coast of Arnhem Land.  NJC has been there before, but ABC has not.   It is about an hour's flight from Darwin.

Through the good graces of our favourite son in law and favourite daughter, we were transported to the airport, and with amazing ease through the check in stuff.   Qantas of course..."Qantas never crashed...Qantas never crashed"

Took a photo of the planes, and it wasn't 'til got the photo's back from the developer that we saw the strange lights in formation over the airport........

Not a very full flight, about 40 passengers....

Waved goodby to Hangen as we took off to the west...I'm sure he will miss us too

Uneventful flight except for the dodgie "entertainment " screen, that kept freezing.  Guy, the air steward was very good about it, and there was enough room for us to pick any number of other screens that weren't being used.   So not a big issue......but where this story is going is that for our inconvenience we walked off the flight with a bottle of plonk.    It's a nice gesture..

Lots of water in Lake Eyre

Kindly collected at the airport by Lisa, who has only recently moved up to Darwin, for a job with Ausmat. Staying at the luxuriously appointed LV B&B, in Nightcliff.    Lost an hour and a half and twenty years, but gained about 50% humidity....but we did know we were heading to the tropics.     Very overcast and raining a lot, but still very warm and humid.   

Wandered to the Darwin port, wave pool, 'beach' swimming, and lots of drinking holes.  Got very wet.

Needed to do a bit of shopping for food to take over to Elcho, but we are limited to 4 kg carry on and 13kg stowage.  Food on Elcho is very expensive.