Darwin 2nd Visit

Cody and Aidan enjoying the Lagoon in Darwin

While back in Darwin, we got a few more jobs done and did the tourist thing. We enjoyed a swim and relax around the lagoon by the waterfront which is an area they have created where you can swim and not be eaten by crocodiles or stung by box jellyfish. They pump fresh sea water in constantly and provide tubes for you to float around on, Aidan and Cody had some great fun playing here. We walked up through the underground fuel tunnels, where we learnt a lot about the bombing of Darwin during WWII. The tunnels were built after Darwin was bombed so that they could store their oil supply to protect it from future bombings.  We visited the Darwin museum, which had some great displays as well as the very interesting Cyclone Tracey exhibition. It was very interesting seeing and hearing what it was like when Cyclone Tracey came and destroyed Darwin in 1974.

In the Fuel Tunnels

In the Museum

We went to the Mindil Beach markets which are well known in Darwin, both for the markets themselves and the spectacular sunset over the water on the beach. The only down side of the sunset was that you were on the beach with hundreds of other people as well, you could not get a photo anywhere without having someone else in the photo.



Aidan and Cody running down Mindil Beach