10 July – Sunday
Last night we finally made it to the Night Markets – it only took as three weeks to get there! How to describe them? Well, if one is a tourist, then one should be able to find a souvenir or t-shirt without too much trouble. Bling would also seem to be very popular, given the large number of sparkly jewellery on offer. The highlight of the markets would be runny the gauntlet of Chinese massagers – one young lady in particular tried to be extremely persuasive, but we did resist the urge. I much prefer my massages to be in private, not fully clothed in the middle of an extremely busy market.
The Swans seem determined to have some nail-biting finishes – it was rather a relief probably that their match wasn’t televised.
Very hot and still today but not at all humid, thank goodness. Another visit to Rusty’s Market this morning to stock up on fruit and vegetables for the week but, unfortunately, couldn’t find a book I wanted to read. Hopefully, we might find another market this week with secondhand books.
The remainder of the day was spent thinking about preparing for tomorrow’s move to Cooktown and, of course, watching the Olympics.
The photo is of Les holding a cassowary plum. This extremely hard, large, bright blue fruit is swallowed whole by cassowaries – evidently necessary for the seed to germinate.
Last night we finally made it to the Night Markets – it only took as three weeks to get there! How to describe them? Well, if one is a tourist, then one should be able to find a souvenir or t-shirt without too much trouble. Bling would also seem to be very popular, given the large number of sparkly jewellery on offer. The highlight of the markets would be runny the gauntlet of Chinese massagers – one young lady in particular tried to be extremely persuasive, but we did resist the urge. I much prefer my massages to be in private, not fully clothed in the middle of an extremely busy market.
The Swans seem determined to have some nail-biting finishes – it was rather a relief probably that their match wasn’t televised.
Very hot and still today but not at all humid, thank goodness. Another visit to Rusty’s Market this morning to stock up on fruit and vegetables for the week but, unfortunately, couldn’t find a book I wanted to read. Hopefully, we might find another market this week with secondhand books.
The remainder of the day was spent thinking about preparing for tomorrow’s move to Cooktown and, of course, watching the Olympics.
The photo is of Les holding a cassowary plum. This extremely hard, large, bright blue fruit is swallowed whole by cassowaries – evidently necessary for the seed to germinate.
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