Day 18 - PM - Sounds of Silence

This was the big night out! Bek had been advised to wear flat shoes because of the sand, but no way were we going out for my Birthday dinner casual! We got one or two looks as we reached the coach but I am sure they must have been in admiration (that’s what we wanted to think anyway). The coach driver was very pleasant for the whole 7min.20sec journey. We saw all the tables set out very smart but was surprised there was no cover at all, I realised then why the coach stayed nearby for a quick exit!
We walked to the look out point to see the sunset and were served champagne with strawberries and canapes. Everyone mixed and chatted it was a lovely atmosphere, very relaxing.As the sun set, dinner was announced and we were fortunate to get a table with
four other diners which seemed good companions for the evening. The meal would have to start with Pumpkin soup of course, but it was really lovely (and really HOT) , Salads, Chicken, Beef, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Barramundi,etc. This was followed by Brandy Bread & Butter pudding, Chocolate sponge with chocolate sauce, Pear and cinnamon Tart. Wine absolutely flowed (if you wanted it to). We were entertained by a gentleman playing his Didgeridoo, this was a surprise to me as I hadn’t noticed him setting up his seat right behind me……not like me! During the meal we also had an astronomer come round each table and was very amusing, even more amusing was the fact that we couldn’t see any stars for the cloud! Port was served and we were all having a fantastic evening but the rain decided to make an entrance, which brought the evening to an abrupt finish.

This will be a birthday and a holiday I never forget, so thank you Bek and Chalk for all your thoughtfulness, planning and your extreme kindness you have both shown. I will also never forget how much walking I have done this past three weeks!!