Men's Club of Booragoon embarked on an unforgettable getaway to Darwin

by Men's Club of Booragoon (WA) | 04 Aug 2017

On 30th May, 20 members and partners of the Men's Club of Booragoon (WA) embarked on an unforgettable getaway to Darwin. The trip was conceived by Outings Officer Merv Peters and Immediate Past President Paul Simpson was the intrepid leader on the trip.

Day 1 - After the flight to Darwin and registration at their hotel for the duration, The Travelodge Mirambeena Resort, a dinner cruise was enjoyed on Darwin Harbour while watching the sunset.

The next 3 days were taken up with visits to an extremely wide variety of venues, which included:

Day 2 - AmazingTermite Mounds, Florence Falls, and Wangi Falls

Day 3 - Bombing of Darwin Cruise including visits to historic bases, museums and memorials etc. Afternoon was at leisure to explore Darwin.

Day 4 - Afternoon tour of the City, including landmarks, Darwin Aviation Museum, Adelaide River the home of 1600 crocodiles, Window on the Wetlands Visitors Centre and Fogg Dam Nature Reserve.

Day 5 - In the morning a visit to Parap Village Markets, NT Museum and Art Gallery, and George Brown Botanic Gardens. After lunch the group bid a sad farewell to Darwin.

Participants thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the getaway including the excellent meals.

Photos (courtesy of Ron Hetherington) show the Happy Trippers enjoying themselves."