Day 37: Darwin (Day 1)
Today it was Humpback's (the caravan) turn for a service. We dropped it off before 9am and then headed to a shopping centre in Casuarina to hang out in the aircon and do a bit of shopping. We started off with a free coffee as the local cops where treating everyone who came by to a hot drink. Then wandered through all the shops.
Next we headed to the Darwin Waterfront District to have lunch and do some scouting for a future trip back another day. We also dropped into the visitor centre where the kids picked up some souvenirs and John picked up a stuffed crocodile, which the kids quickly named Crocodylus.
After picking up the caravan around 4.30pm John parked the caravan for the third time in two days. As we were setting up camp again we discovered that the mains power in the caravan did not work any more. This was definitely an issue for us Tasmanians, as we needed aircon to sleep when it was still 30 degrees outside! The Darwin Jayco service centre was closed for the long weekend so we called the Jayco emergency roadside assist, but they were unable to help us. Next we tried Jayco head office, on the east coast as they were still open, but although they tried to find us some help they had no luck. In a last desperate attempt, I emailed the Darwin Jayco service centre hoping that someone would see it the next day (even though it was a public holiday). It was a relief when Brayden called us straight away and talked us through a few checks - a few screws un-done, reconnecting some wires, and we had power again. We really appreciated his help after hours on the evening before a long weekend!!
