After our 4 days in Darwin, we're still impressed with the place. It's an easy city to get around, is very green and quite well planned. I guess we have Cyclone Tracey to thank (in a masochistic way) for much of that.
Friday morning we had arranged to have the car serviced so after dropping it off at Coconut Grove we caught the bus into the city (free for seniors). Had breakfast and another wander (Tree of Knowledge, Bells and the Chinese Temple) then caught the bus back to Fannie Bay where we had a look at the gaol and met up with Mark and Karen and had lunch at the Cool Spot. Picked up the car and home again for a shower before again heading off to the city for a sunset cruise and dinner on the harbour. Food was good and was great to see the harbour from a different perspective.
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| Sunset Cruise |
On the way home, we went via Cullen Bay to check out the lock - It was open as the tide was pretty high and no boats were going in and out. Apparently, the water inside Cullen Bay is kept at a constant height, quite different to where we had been to catch the boat earlier in the night. The difference in the height of the boat against the pier before and after the cruise was very noticeable.
3rd July: Darwin
Saturday we were off to Parap Markets for breakfast and then on to Charles Darwin National Park. Quite a bit of WWII history and a different view over the city.
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| Charles Darwin National Park |
From there we headed to East Point and drove back to the caravan park via the coast. For dinner, we headed down to the local club at Tracey Village.
4th July: Darwin
Today is our last day in Darwin. Rapid Creek market this morning - a huge fruit and veg market among other things. We then caught the ferry over to Mandorah (about 15 minutes). There is nothing memorable about Mandorah - a pub where we had a steak sandwich and a drink and then back to the city.
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| Mandorah & Cullen Bay |
The ferry goes from Cullen Bay so we had the opportunity to have a closer look at the lock with boats going in and out. Some shopping this afternoon ready to head off tomorrow and tonight we are looking forward to dinner at the Mindil markets once again. Not much cooking in Darwin. Food everywhere you look.
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| Mindil Markets |
