It’s 1st of June and that means that I’ve been on this trip for a month. What a month it has been. I have learned so much about Australia in one month…more than the past 17 years that I lived here combined. It does have so much to offer and see for everyone.
Staring from today, I am going to stop counting my day as last month. I am just simply going to title all my posts with the place(s) that I’m in that day. So naturally, today post is: Darwin
The first thing I noticed here in Darwin is the water. It is so turquoise blue and in fact it makes the sky seems pale. Much to my surprise that this town is pretty and tidy. It has a beautiful waterfront and a buzzing town centre.
I am sitting in a park on Esplanade, there are palm trees everywhere and Port Darwin just in front of me. The seabreeze feels rather nice on such a hot day.
Went to Charles Darwin National Park today and looked at some WWII bomb storage bunkers. It is hard to imagine there was a war right here. Also, as a tourist, I had to check out the Aquascene – fish feeding place. During high tide everyday, all the fish come in to shore get fed by all the tourists. It was quite amazing to see. The fish is so used to human that they don’t mind you touching them at all. There were some ‘big’ ones there.
I was going to go to Gove Peninsula to visit a friend who is now working and living there. But it is 900km from Katherine the wrong way. It is a bit silly to drive all that way just for a visit. So Pok, if you are reading, sorry but will have to see you some other time, some other place.
Tomorrow, I might be going to Kakadu National Park but can’t be sure yet. I will decide it later tonight or in the morning. South is where I would be heading if not Kakadu tomorrow.
Anyway, it is nice being in a city after been in the outback for awhile and definitely glad to see the ocean. Hopefully it won’t be too hot in the car tonight…
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John @ Darwin, N.T.
update: just took another picture after the post.. so thought I might as well put it up too.
Images: 1. The Turquoise Port Darwin; 2. Kids Feeding Fish at Aquascene; 3. Darwin After Sunset
