Blogs from City of Darwin, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 6

Halls Creek was seen as a stopover and indeed it was. We were told to consider other options as the town might be a little unfriendly. We did not find that and although the caravan park was all red gravel, we found it a convenient spot to stay. The weather was warming and so the air conditioner was beginning to come into play. We love the warmer weather and are really looking forward to it. The rig is going well. We are closing in on 20,000 klm in the car and 10,000 klm in the van. The car is due for a service when we get to Darwin. HALLS CREEK As we said, Halls Creek is an overnight stay. We arrived early afternoon and after setting up we went off to check out the sights. China ... read more

Darwin is a little busy outpost on the northern coast and felt like a metropolis after 5 weeks of one-road towns. It was a charming place, not least due to the hospitality of Fizz, Tani and Phoebe (still calling me Sandra). We went for fish, chips and ice cream on the harbour, and then the next night were treated to homemade stew, which, although it was about 30 degrees outside, was magnificent. Paula was really desperate to see the WWII gun emplacement at East Point (I think it was one of her “must do’s” for Australia), so we went and had a look. Now, notwithstanding the massive sacrifices of Australian troops overseas in various conflicts, I think it’s generally fair to say that Australians over-egg their domestic wartime experiences a little. This was one exception however: ... read more

Sun 11th July, Hi there, we are back on air again. We spent most of the week sitting around in Wyndham, spending time chatting with our neighbours in the caravan park. Pam had the bejesus frightened out of her one morning as she was reading in her chair under a tree, when the local resident ass/mule snuck up behind her and nudged her shoulder, then laughed at her. I couldn’t stop laughing. Mon 12th July, Left early and headed for Kununurra to do some shopping and make some phone calls while we were in range of Telstra. It was still difficult to get a camp site there, so we continued on to Victoria River for the night. A nice little park at the roadhouse. We camped alongside a couple from Seaford in Melbourne. Small world isn’t ... read more

Thursday 8 July 2010 We have returned this evening from attending one of Darwin’s twice weekly attractions - the evening market at the Mindell Beach area of the city where John and I arrived in time to find a parking space, amongst the hundreds of cars that had congregated there, and get down to the beach to watch the sun set with hundreds of other people who had had the same idea. It was a wonderful experience, mainly because the weather was perfect, the sun behaved itself and everyone was there to enjoy themselves so the atmosphere amongst visitors and stall holders was just great. I hope between us John and I have captured the setting of the sun and also what was on offer at the market. The food stalls that were there were from ... read more