What a fabulous free museum in Darwin! We only had a couple of hours to spend at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory but it was such a treat to be able to visit. A talk on Cyclone Tracy had started just minutes before we got there so the first thing we did was pop in there for a listen. The cyclone hit on Christmas Eve 1974. The talk was being given by a man who had … Read More
After Kakadu we went to Darwin where we ended up staying for nearly two weeks. We loved Darwin, even in October! One of the first attractions we visited were the World War II Oil Storage Tunnels. Darwin was bombed in 1942 during World War II. There were more bombs dropped on Darwin that day than at Pearl Harbour months before. Seven of the eleven above ground fuel storage tanks were destroyed during the initial and subsequent bombings. They decided to … Read More
We spent our time in Kakadu near Cooinda and only stopped in Jabiru as we left the park. We stopped at the Bowali Visitor Centre our last morning in Kakadu. Thankfully this visitor centre allows photography, so I did manage to get a few pictures. We had debated not stopping here so we could get going to Darwin but I’m so glad we stopped in for just a quick visit. This visitor centre was more about the land, the regions, … Read More
After our lovely, hot walk to the Baruwei Lookout we headed back to the visitor centre to cool off a bit. Actually, it wasn’t particularly cool in there but at least it was out of the sun! All the kids had to have a good look at the handprints on the wall. We spent a bit of time looking around, there were a few displays and a video to watch. I hate to say it, but we weren’t that impressed … Read More
Our first night in Alice Springs had us up in the middle of the night washing sheets and cleaning the ensuite when gastro hit another of the kids. We had a much needed rest the first couple of days in Alice, waiting to see if any of the rest of us would be sick. Finally toward the end of our stay we made it out to see some sights, starting with the Royal Flying Doctor Service Tourist Facility. The facility … Read More
When you visit Uluru there are all sorts of tours you can do, one of them is by camel. It was way too expensive for us to be able to do as a family, but we dropped into the camel farm to have a look at the camels the morning we left for Alice Springs. I’ve heard there are feral camels in some places of Australia, we may have seen some on our way to Longreach as there was a … Read More