Fortunately I was young enough that it was for the most part an adventure, it was not until many years later that I realised the significance of the rows of bags I saw at the back of Casuarina Shopping Centre. After being rescued from underneath the remains of our new cyclone proof house (someone forgot to tell Tracy) the view of Nakara was one of total devastation with not a single building still standing intact, Mother Nature had shown Darwin no mercy. With Soft drinks having replaced drinking water it was not all bad, at least from the perspective of a 10 year old, it was also the cause for my first flight on a C130 the first of more than I care to remember. We returned 6 months later and Darwin remained home until I left to go to University and eventually Joined the Army.
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Fortunately I was young enough that it was for the most part an adventure, it was not until many years later that I realised the significance of the rows of bags I saw at the back of Casuarina Shopping Centre. After being rescued from underneath the remains of our new cyclone proof house (someone forgot to tell Tracy) the view of Nakara was one of total devastation with not a single building still standing intact, Mother Nature had shown Darwin no mercy. With Soft drinks having replaced drinking water it was not all bad, at least from the perspective of a 10 year old, it was also the cause for my first flight on a C130 the first of more than I care to remember. We returned 6 months later and Darwin remained home until I left to go to University and eventually Joined the Army.