7 August 2016 – 182 102
Darwin City Adventures
This morning we had a sleep in after our big day
yesterday. Our first adventure for today
was the Darwin Esplanade, exploring the various WW2 memorials along the
waterfront. It is hard to imagine such a
beautiful spot being the scene of such destruction. Darwin Esplanade is one of my favourite
places.
http://www.tropicaldarwin.com/The-Esplanade-Darwin.htm Next port of call was the Tourist Information Centre where we were able to get information on the activities and camping in Kakadu. We spent a couple of hours exploring the city centre – it as certainly changed a lot in the last twenty years; a lot more chain stores and food outlets and a lot less of the individual operators. After a picnic lunch, we headed to Stokes Hill Wharf. The tides in Darwin are enormous, about 10m so it is quite interesting to see the wharf at different times of day. https://www.waterfront.nt.gov.au/darwin-waterfront-precinct/stokes-hill-wharf/
We also
explored the WW2 Oil Storage Tunnels – these were built of steel and concrete
to form large underground tanks to store oil in after the bombing of Darwin,
however they were never actually used.
http://www.ww2tunnelsdarwin.com.au/
Last stop for today was the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. https://mindil.com.au/The decision making on what to have for dinner was just as hard as I remember. We opted for Hong Kong Chinese and spring rolls and dim sims. It is such a pity we can’t have one of everything.
http://www.tropicaldarwin.com/The-Esplanade-Darwin.htm Next port of call was the Tourist Information Centre where we were able to get information on the activities and camping in Kakadu. We spent a couple of hours exploring the city centre – it as certainly changed a lot in the last twenty years; a lot more chain stores and food outlets and a lot less of the individual operators. After a picnic lunch, we headed to Stokes Hill Wharf. The tides in Darwin are enormous, about 10m so it is quite interesting to see the wharf at different times of day. https://www.waterfront.nt.gov.au/darwin-waterfront-precinct/stokes-hill-wharf/
http://www.ww2tunnelsdarwin.com.au/
Last stop for today was the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. https://mindil.com.au/The decision making on what to have for dinner was just as hard as I remember. We opted for Hong Kong Chinese and spring rolls and dim sims. It is such a pity we can’t have one of everything.
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