Day 1 - Sunhine, Swimming and Sweat.

What a great first day! The kids were up and about well before the 9am meeting time and were rearing to get out and about. We started off with some breakfast sandwiches then burst out into the wall of humidity and headed down to the Darwin waterfront. The kids were quite thrilled when 15m our the door they found a lizard - so obviously many photos ensued.

Our first major stop was the WW2 Oil Storage Tunnels - 170m tunnels beneath the city used during the Darwin bombings. A great piece of art created a 3m tall man using metal from old bomb and ships. From here we strolled to the man made lagoon (free from jellyfish, sharks and crocs!) where the kids spent a fair amount of time swimming around, playing games and burying people.

Lunch followed at a local bakery with a bit of down-time back at the hotel to revitalise the energy levels. After ice cream in the shade (Rachel picking the Goth Coconut, black ice cream), the highlight of the day was then the 90 minutes spent on the inflatable water park. Slides, a rodeo ball and jumps from high ledges kept everyone very entertained and some even conquered their fears with the heights. The kids had heaps of fun and afterwards we could see the energy levels start to dwindle as it was around 9pm NZ time when they got out of the water.

We found a delicious place for a pizza dinner and then it was back to the hotel to plan the following day and unwind. The kids even opted for a documentary about animals rather than The Bachelorette. It was an awesome and relaxing first day where the kids could recharge and be ready for their tournament.

We’re meeting at 7:35am on day two to catch a bus to the opening ceremony then off to start activities for part one of the ToM tournament - Crocosaurus Cove, here we come.