Not a lot for me down the track until this afternoon. I get to check out Race Control to see if everything is in place ready for the first race day tomorrow. Each year, transportable buildings are brought in for Race Control and other administrative offices. Either the supplier has changed, or the specs have changed. The Race Control building was larger than in previous years and a lot newer as well. We will have a bit of elbow room this year.
A few days ago, I had a phone call from an old work colleague, Mark Searcy. He was going to be in town possibly while we were here and it turns out he was in town today. Mark came and visited us at the caravan park. It was good to catch up as it has been a couple of years. Mike and Marie were still here and knew Mark, so it was a bit of a reunion.
Thursday night is Mindil Market night in Darwin. Once again, I will miss the sunset with a couple of thousand of my “closest” friends as it coincides with the Seniors Meeting at Hidden Valley Racetrack. The meeting finished quickly but I still missed the sunset.
Another part of my annual visit to Darwin is a geocaching event I hold at the Mindil Market. This year it is Mingle at Mindil 13. It may not be a big event but always is interesting to who will attend. This year attendance includes some local geocachers I have not met before (in fact it was their first event) and another cacher who had just finished a 3 month work stint and was heading back to Brisbane in the morning.
