Blogs from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 10

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This will be my last blog for 2014 and I can’t believe how fast the year has gone and how much Pete and I have packed into it. What with living in Perth and then leaving to cross the Nullabor and then up the centre to Darwin and now living and working in Darwin, with Pete being offered full time work at the gas plant, it has been all go but we wouldn’t have it any other way, (apart from maybe if we had won Lotto and then we would definitely not be working)! Anyway Darwin is now truly into the build up time of the year with the humidity high and with everyone looking forward to more rain falling to cool things down. I love working in the air conditioning at the shopping centre and ... read more

So I was off on my own again, "now the real travelling starts" I said to myself. I had been away for nearly 5 weeks; 33 days in total and had already flown 4 times and visited 3 countries but now the adventure lie ahead. I had gotten used to being with family the last few weeks in both Andrea and Dawn's houses and had become comfortable with being around familiar faces and with people I liked and got on with. Now I was braving the world of travelling which can be daunting and sometimes lonely. I was, however feeling excited too as this would be my first time in Australia's Northern Territory. I'd previously worked in North Western Australia in the mining town of Port Headland for three months but saw the trip to the ... read more

We had a sleep-in today and then looked at what was left to see in Darwin, preferably without cost, as we've been a bit extravagant lately. I was interested in the Chinese Temple and Museum, for a gold coin donation so we started there. The Darwin Chinese Temple is colourful with its bright yellow roof and red decorations and has two little lions guarding the entrance (made in China and originally belonged to a temple near Pine Creek, before it was destroyed by Australian servicemen). Inside the altar area is under cover but there are two side sections that are open to the sky and have pits underneath to collect and drain away the rain. It certainly makes the place lighter and more airy, despite the incense burning at the various altars. It was built in ... read more

Replete and ready to continue the day we headed for the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. It featured a Cyclone Tracy exhibition, which was very graphically portrayed with photos of the areas before and after she struck and some of the twisted metal and building remains. There were also short recordings of people’s experiences of being there. We also stood in a small darkened “cupboard” like space and listened to a recording of the cyclone raging around us that had been taken by someone sheltering in their house. It must have been terrifying hearing that and having no idea what was happening outside or when your house would be torn off its foundation. The flimsy nature of the houses was also demonstrated well with 4 life-sized corners of houses, showing the inside of ... read more