Darwin Part 1

Lee Point Village Resort is a really nice spot close to the ocean so we feel right at home here and we have the van parked beside a very large tree that gives us great afternoon shade.  David has even bought a hose sprinkler and is watering the grass around our van. We saw others doing it and noticed the big difference a patch of green lawn around the van makes.  

On Saturday 16th July we decided to drive around Darwin on a sightseeing trip - David because it is 37 years since he was here and me because I have never been here.  We checked out the main city centre and the wharf precinct (a beautiful part of the city).  We came across the sign for the Botanical Gardens so decided to go for a wander around them - after seeing other botanical gardens in Townsville and Cairns the Darwin garden was a bit disappointing but I guess it is the dry season up here and they would be very different in the wet season.   In fact a lot of the city is dry and dead looking.

Darwin city

Darwin city

Interesting wall in Darwin city

Some people use flower powered cars in Darwin!!!!!!   What a cool idea!!!    We love it!!!!

David testing a Botanical Gardens wooden seat

Botanical Gardens water fountain

Botanical Gardens shade house - Fan Palm

Botanical Gardens Pond

Botanical Gardens - Cattleya Orchid

Ornamental Ginger flower

Bromeliads in the Shade house

After some more driving we found the Darwin Military Museum at East Point so checked it out also.  Darwin was the forefront of combat operations against the country in WWII.   More than 64 air raids were endured, and hundreds of people killed.    Darwin Military Museum charts the many stories of the war and military operations.

East Point Military Museum

Beach Front at East Point - note the gun turret in the centre of the photo - many years of weathering has broken it away