Adelaide River and Darwin

Water buffalo from Crocodile Dundee

 

Having only passed through Adelaide River and visited the War Cemetery before, we decided to have a night at the Adelaide River Resort. It's a lovely shady park, close to the pub and bistro. There were some markets in the local park; I bought some local seafood and jam. The caravan park had good amenities and a pool. It was quite warm; our temps this week have been 32c daily. The park was $28 per night.

Jumping Croc Cruise

Leaving after breakfast for Darwin, we detoured off at the Arnhem Highway and joined the morning Jumping Croc cruise. Well worth doing, We enjoyed seeing crocodiles and bird feeding.

                        

We had booked four nights in the Discovery Park, Shady Glen, closer into Darwin than our previous trip.  I had heard it wasn’t the best of parks, close to the airport and crowded but it is fine for $45 per night. We have a nice spot close to the amenities and the laundry. It is a bit noisy, near an industrial area, but not too much airport noise.

Darwin Sailing Club.

We found the Darwin CBD has all meter parking and no provision for motor home parking. We went further out to the Museum and art gallery, there is a coffee shop overlooking the water. We had lunch at the Darwin Sailing Club. Such a beautiful spot on the water. John and I both had barramundi and chips.
Tomorrow we might try catching a local bus to take us in to the city. The Mindal Beach sunset markets are on Thursdays and Sundays. It's a "must see" in Darwin.

 

August 7^th.