Thursday, 24th June
We solved the sewage problem last night – it wasn’t a sewage problem at all, it was a problem with , possibly, the people in the motor home (definitely NOT caravan people!) diagonally behind us disposing of their unwrapped crab shells in the garbage bin. Everyone in a 250 metre radius was nearly gassed by the odour, which did intensify remarkably during the day with the increase in temperature. A word to reception and a maintenance man quickly appeared and completely removed the bins from the area. Let’s hope in the future they show a little more thoughtfulness about the correct manner of disposal of shellfish remains!
The weather has become very humid, as well as hot. Definitely not two blankets as far as we are concerned – the air conditioner has been earning its keep this week.
This morning, after waiting for the historic announcement of a new prime minister, we set out for the WWII Oil Storage Tanks. These were six large tunnels excavated under the city centre, with plans to fill them with oil during the war. However, they were never used and two of them were opened up to the public about 20 years ago. It was quite fascinating to walk through these tunnels (and also much cooler) and look at more wartime photographs on display. The same fleet that bombed Pearl Harbour also bombed Darwin, with more planes and more bombs than Pearl Harbour.
After inspecting the tunnels, we walked to Government House and then turned left instead of right, and walked all the way around the block to Parliament House’s entrance. This is a modern building with a beautiful marble mosaic of the Territory’s symbol, the desert rose, in the foyer, as well as a marble staircase. A library leads off the Great Hall and we spent some time in air conditioned comfort catching on the news from The Mercury. Parliament wasn’t sitting, so we had a quick look at the chamber before checking at the customary gift shop at the exit.
The answer to the mystery object question – an automated potato peeler, of course!
We solved the sewage problem last night – it wasn’t a sewage problem at all, it was a problem with , possibly, the people in the motor home (definitely NOT caravan people!) diagonally behind us disposing of their unwrapped crab shells in the garbage bin. Everyone in a 250 metre radius was nearly gassed by the odour, which did intensify remarkably during the day with the increase in temperature. A word to reception and a maintenance man quickly appeared and completely removed the bins from the area. Let’s hope in the future they show a little more thoughtfulness about the correct manner of disposal of shellfish remains!
The weather has become very humid, as well as hot. Definitely not two blankets as far as we are concerned – the air conditioner has been earning its keep this week.
This morning, after waiting for the historic announcement of a new prime minister, we set out for the WWII Oil Storage Tanks. These were six large tunnels excavated under the city centre, with plans to fill them with oil during the war. However, they were never used and two of them were opened up to the public about 20 years ago. It was quite fascinating to walk through these tunnels (and also much cooler) and look at more wartime photographs on display. The same fleet that bombed Pearl Harbour also bombed Darwin, with more planes and more bombs than Pearl Harbour.
After inspecting the tunnels, we walked to Government House and then turned left instead of right, and walked all the way around the block to Parliament House’s entrance. This is a modern building with a beautiful marble mosaic of the Territory’s symbol, the desert rose, in the foyer, as well as a marble staircase. A library leads off the Great Hall and we spent some time in air conditioned comfort catching on the news from The Mercury. Parliament wasn’t sitting, so we had a quick look at the chamber before checking at the customary gift shop at the exit.
The answer to the mystery object question – an automated potato peeler, of course!
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