Wednesday, 23rd June
We didn’t even pull the blanket over our feet early this morning – then a local told us it had been a TWO blanket night! They should visit Tasmania at this time of the year.
This morning we decided to have a drive around, do a recce and get our bearings for future excursions into Darwin city proper (we are about 15 kms from the centre). We had a drive along the wharf, couldn’t see the wave lagoon behind the large rock wall, waved to the Governor in Government House (very colonial), couldn’t see any parliamentarians, the outdoor cinema was closed, decided not to make a fortune today at the casino and stopped to check out the Darwin Bowls Club. A Tasmanian couple from Hobart, who we have met at least three different times, were walking past at the same time – they are staying in the same caravan park as us! Will catch up with them late this afternoon.
We ended up at the Military Museum on East Point, which was an artillery base during WWII and a couple of the gun emplacements are still in existence. The museum office and some displays are houses in the original command post. We spent a very interesting couple of hours here, looking at the exhibits and movie. A wooden mock-up of the original gun is placed in one of the gun emplacements, which gives a very good idea of the size of these weapons. One of the large searchlights still had its lens intact – gave a rather inverted view of ourselves!
Back to the caravan for lunch before attempting to locate the bowling club at Palmerston, which would be much closer than the Darwin Bowling Club. It was well signposted and we discovered the Northern Territory Junior Championships in progress – poor kids playing in the middle of the day in this heat. I have to say that they weren’t too bad, either.
We have noticed a couple of small drawbacks with this caravan park – there is a very bright yellow street light right behind the caravan and a sewage works somewhere behind the caravan park. Southerly winds would be most welcome!!!
What is the purpose of the machine being examined by Leslie? Answer tomorrow, if I remember.
We didn’t even pull the blanket over our feet early this morning – then a local told us it had been a TWO blanket night! They should visit Tasmania at this time of the year.
This morning we decided to have a drive around, do a recce and get our bearings for future excursions into Darwin city proper (we are about 15 kms from the centre). We had a drive along the wharf, couldn’t see the wave lagoon behind the large rock wall, waved to the Governor in Government House (very colonial), couldn’t see any parliamentarians, the outdoor cinema was closed, decided not to make a fortune today at the casino and stopped to check out the Darwin Bowls Club. A Tasmanian couple from Hobart, who we have met at least three different times, were walking past at the same time – they are staying in the same caravan park as us! Will catch up with them late this afternoon.
We ended up at the Military Museum on East Point, which was an artillery base during WWII and a couple of the gun emplacements are still in existence. The museum office and some displays are houses in the original command post. We spent a very interesting couple of hours here, looking at the exhibits and movie. A wooden mock-up of the original gun is placed in one of the gun emplacements, which gives a very good idea of the size of these weapons. One of the large searchlights still had its lens intact – gave a rather inverted view of ourselves!
Back to the caravan for lunch before attempting to locate the bowling club at Palmerston, which would be much closer than the Darwin Bowling Club. It was well signposted and we discovered the Northern Territory Junior Championships in progress – poor kids playing in the middle of the day in this heat. I have to say that they weren’t too bad, either.
We have noticed a couple of small drawbacks with this caravan park – there is a very bright yellow street light right behind the caravan and a sewage works somewhere behind the caravan park. Southerly winds would be most welcome!!!
What is the purpose of the machine being examined by Leslie? Answer tomorrow, if I remember.
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