This morning we enjoyed a lazy morning on board. Then, after a late breakfast of freshly baked crumpets, we headed ashore where we beached the dinghy and enjoyed a walk through the village of Salamander. It was lovely to stretch our legs after three days of being "boat bound".

Our walk eventually took us to the Salamander Shopping Mall where we enjoyed a mid-afternoon coffee and a few delights from Ma Belle Patisserie before Roy received a free haircut at the local barber shop. Yes, free. The young lady, who was an apprentice barber, needed someone to practise on and Roy had no trouble succumbing to the request, given that there was plenty of room for error.

On our return to the dinghy we stumbled across a memorial to HMS / HMAS Psyche, the "Forgotten Cruiser", constructed in 1899 and which, unfortunately, after years of service in the Royal Navy prior to and during the First World War, carrying out patrols off the Burma, Indo-China, the Bay of Bengal and Eastern Australia's coastlines, sank during a storm in Salamander Bay on 8th December 1924, 93 years ago to the day and will always be remembered as one of the first ships of the Royal Australian Navy.

The highlight of our day though, was receiving a video of the twins trying to walk. So far they've both worked out how to stand up and balance on their own, with Carter being so delighted with himself that he started to bounce on his little legs then flopped down again. Brayden on the otherhand managed to stand a little longer and had plenty to say for himself while he did so. We had hoped they would both walk while we were with them, but at least all Grandpa's walking up and down holding their hands caused something to click. Now the fun starts with the Irish triplets running around!