Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Monday 29th August 2011 Wharf Precinct Wave Pool

Friends had told us about this place and we were looking forward to a visit. The wave pool is located in the Darwin Wharf Precinct which is very impressive. For 3 hours it's only $5 per person and $3 with a concession. 

The water temperature is just right and it's a salt water pool. Lifesavers are on duty and on the lookout for anyone in trouble. People bob around in huge blue plastic rings or float on boogie boards. The wave occur on a cycle and a siren sounds the change from flat calm waters to gradually increasing large waves that are big enough for people to surf. 

I was a bit tentative (non-swimmer) but Jennifer was excellent and was very reassuring and Robert helped me along as well. I wasn't too keen on the bigger waves and logically I knew that I'd be OK but it's not as easy as that when you have a fear of going under and not knowing where is up.

I bobbed along for one cycle and I did try to get closer to the shallow end but the old knees just wouldn't bend the right way. I quite enjoyed the calm bits in between the wave cycles. 

Jennifer and Robert had a great time. There were heaps of teenagers there and  us teachers were thinking about truancy but all was cleared up while I was sitting under the shade of a palm tree. It was a school excursion! What a great place to take kids with lifesavers on the watch. The teachers looked like they were enjoying themselves too. Funny to see the teachers at the end of the session asking the kids to clean up the rubbish -  some kids did but teachers ended up doing most of it. They found some money along the way but that didn't impress the kids. 

Back at the park later in the afternoon, we prepared for a seafood feast. Jennifer and Heath wanted to say thankyou and they bought Morton Bay bugs, cooked prawns, shnapper and barramundi. Absolutely lovely. 

Robert's just taking them to the airport (2:45 a.m. departure and arriving in Adelaide at 6:20 a.m.). It was very special sharing part of our holiday with them. I know they're both looking forward to going home and seeing Tiger (the dog). Another month and we'll see them again. I'm glad that I went home a few weeks ago because I would have been wanting to get on that plane with them to go home.

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