Darwin Day 2 - Cullen Bay Beach

The first thing Katy did when she woke up on our first day in Darwin was to go pick shells with Poh Poh on Cullen Bay Beach, across the road.  On our second morning, Katy took Mama to pick more shells...

Cullen Bay Beach is beautiful, and we usually have the whole beach to ourselves.  We found some beautiful driftwood on the beach this morning.

The water is very clear and clean.

Katy loves collecting shells - it's one of her favourite activities in DB and she has been looking forward to picking shells in Darwin, where Poh Poh has been promising big finds!  Cullen Bay Beach has the most shells of any of the beaches we've visited so far in Darwin.  There are rich veins of shells running the whole length of the beach in parallel. 

The sand is clean and coarse.  The veins of shells and pebbles are really pretty.

Since our last visit, they've built a beautiful grass area on the beach.

On our way home, we spotted the Northern Territory flag.  Katy loves spotting US flags when we are travelling.  The NT flag is ochre to represent the soil, with a Sturt Desert Rose on it.