58km 3hrs 10mins riding time, 4 hrs tot
alWe got a bit concerned when leaving town we saw a sign that suggested that this area might contain crocodiles......we keep our guard up.
The ride out of Darwin is great, apart from a couple of km leaving our house we were on bike paths for the first 22km
Filled water bottles at Shell servo at Palmerston.
Left Palmerston and headed down the Channel Island road (Channel Island is where our power station is). Hit the Elizabeth River bridge and stopped to admire
the day.....luckily it was overcast 
so we had no beating sun......yet.Worry abou
t the dirt road soon disappeared when it turned out as smooth as the bitumen (mostly).Only saw a few cars coming the other way and none that overtook us.
Humid!!! I don't think I have ever sweated so much.
Had 3 bottles on my bike and one on Sandy's, two soft drink bottles
filled with water and a camelback bladder. Turned out to be heaps but
we might be on the road a bit longer tomorrow.
Stopped, set the tripod up in the middle of the road (not too many cars) and took the mandatory self portrait.
Looking back, Sandy churning the miles. Funny but these photos do not show the heat and humidity.....we need sweato-vision.
OK, I said the dirt road was smooth but it's all relative, we still smiled when we reached the bitumen.
Once we got onto the Cox Pennisula road we started to get a little
anxious about the heat and how far we had to go. A little further on we saw a sign for the Tumbling Wates van park (where we were staying) and we were hoping for a 'x kilometeres to go' notice but instead it said '5 minutes'. We had a laugh as we tried to convert 'car' minutes to 'bike' minutes.
Arrived at the park at about 1015 and pressed the radio buzzer to attract attention. The surrounds were not luxurious but very nice and very tropical. The lady appeared and was lovely, gave us two cokes for free and $10 off because we cycled. The cabin is plan but most importantly airconditioned. We showered, cooled down and began the process of re-hydrating. The humidity this
morning was something to experience.
No flat tires today
We settled in with our books and discovered that they have a little
bar that opens for 2 hours at 5pm. The thought of a couple of cold
beers before dinner appealed.
Had just enough 3G coverage to post this from my iPhone (tidied it up and added photos once we got home).
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