We’ve
been revisiting our favourite spots in Darwin over the past week and packing
things back into the car and caravan in preparation to leave next Thursday. We
had fish and chips at Stokes Hill Wharf on Friday evening, visited the markets
on Sunday and had coffee at the Box Jellyfish Café overlooking the water at
Nightcliff. Sitting under the shade of the trees, great coffee, toasted sandwiches and free chairs and bean bags...what more could you ask for on a Sunday!
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| Box Jellyfish Cafe |
During
our time up here, we’ve discovered a lot about life in Darwin, and there are
many things that make this city unique. Not all of these made it to the blog,
so, as a farewell to the NT, this week we give you……
Random Thoughts and
Observations of Darwin!
There
is no fuel cycle in Darwin. It’s expensive every day.
Police
don’t enforce the bicycle helmet regulations.
The
dragon fly, the emblem of the Darwin City Council, signifies the end of the wet
season.
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| Water tank |
Courtesy
is not required when working in retail.
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| Sun Princess leaving for Asian cruise |
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| Hermit crab |
Water
restrictions don’t apply.
When
it reaches 17degrees, Darwinians reach for their winter woolies.
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| Cryptic message |
The
NT Tourist Commission logo, a bird flying into the sunset, depicts a Brolga,
not a Jabiru as many think.
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| Check the size of the fruit |
Personal
rego plates in the NT must'nt be expensive.
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| Mindil Beach entertainment |
Aboriginals
prefer to sit on the ground than use a seat.
Overnight
packages to Darwin aren’t.
Southern
criminals like to hide out in the NT.
The
public buses here are the cleanest you’ll see anywhere.
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| This is for you Danny |
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| Road trains close to town |
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| Backpacker in the park on the Esplanade |
There
are a lot of very attractive young ladies up here who know how to dress for the
tropics.
The
big gun (at East Point Military Museum) could fire a 172kg shell, 27 km out to
sea.
Jeeps
are very popular in Darwin.
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| Paddy wagon NT style |
Darwin’s
Rocksitters Club was established in 1974 and they were World Champions in 1977
with a 5 day sit and in 1980 with 12 days. The championship rock was struck by
lightning and destroyed in 1987.
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| Great bikeways |
Only
in Darwin will you see girls wearing skimpy swimmers, advertising a bikini car
wash, in the middle of Winter.
Darwin
has the best bikeways I’ve ever seen.
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| Before you ask ....No we didn't go there! |
Daily
in the NT News (newspaper) there is a ‘Croc Count’, showing the number of crocs
trapped and relocated so far this season. The tally as at 11th July,
is 173.
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| Trevor's street art |
Trevor,
the Trash Warrior, Is a local homeless fellow who has a distinct hate of
litter. He wanders the suburbs and leaves ‘Street Art’, made up of rubbish he’s
collected. He recently ran for a seat in the local council and did quite well.
We celebrated our 32nd wedding anniversary on
Thursday with a couple of quiet drinks at the Cullen Bay Marina. Who knows
where we will be for our 33rd, but in the meantime…
Until next week ….. happy travels!
