These last few days in Darwin have been spent doing a bit of sightseeing, brief hot walks, and cooling off in the odd bar or two. The Casino has good air conditioning and happy hour drinks are only $2.50 a pop. On Monday took a sunset cruise on a restored Pearl Lugger:
I gave the skipper a break from the arduous work at the helm:
Bird on lawn at Parliament House, - sorry I haven't identified it yet. These are common in Northern Queensland too.
Parliament House:
Nude person on beach:
Who would want to anyway, these bushes are very prickly:
One of several WWII bunkers designed against sea inavasion. This one housed two Vickers machine guns. They were never used, the Japanese flew in:
The sunset markets at Mindil Beach are very popular;
We bought a take-away and ate it on the beach:
Some local entertainers before security moved them on (no buskers licence?):
Modern street architecture well designed for the climate:
A surviving example of a house designed for pre-air conditioning times:-
The 1934 Qantas Hangar now houses heaps of vintage cars and machinery, local enthusiasts work on the restoration :
WE ARE OFF TO BALI TOMORROW - NO MORE POSTS FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS.
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