Into Darwin

Made the most of the cooler morning and had a walk before breakfast and packing up. Knowing we will be in the car for a few hours in 30 plus temperatures was a good incentive. Hit the road just before 10am for the trip north to the coast. We started seeing clouds late morning which we realised we hadn't seen for weeks in the desert areas. The humidity rose from 20% to 60% but the temperature dropped to about 32 degrees.

First stop was Pine Creek which is a small historical village with a railway museum. It was a tidy little town. Thousands of bats there too.
Lunch stop was the Adelaide River hotel for lunch. The food was recommended and didn’t disappoint. However we chose to eat outside which the bushflies were very appreciative of so shared our burgers.

Just a little over an hour later we were on dual carriageway on the outskirts of Darwin. Having multiple lanes is so much easier on everyone as the speed limit of 130km/hr is never reached with a caravan so lots of cars overtaking freely.

Camp tonight is at Discovery near the airport. No dust and 2 swimming pools. Such a welcome change from the last week or so. We popped into the city for a couple of tasks and was amazed to see office workers in business clothes and mingling. Such a foreign thing for us to see as not only are we not working but we also have seen little office interactions for at least 18 months.Read more