Darwin Museum Underground WWII Oil Stora

We had a slower morning this morning with a much needed sleep in before heading off the Waterfront to explore the Oil Tunnels. The Darwin oil storage tunnels were built during World War II to protect the oil stored in the Australian city of Darwin from Japanese bombing. They are below the cliffs of Darwin City in the Darwin Wharf Precinct on Kitchener Drive, a part of the Waterfront Precinct. By the time the tunnels were completed the risk from bombing had gone and the tunnels never stored oil.

On the way back to our room, we walked through downtown to get a few souvenirs before heading to Woolworths to get a few more necessities, then it was time for some lunch at our unit.

After lunch we head a rest as it’s too hot to do anything in the middle of the day. The afternoon was spent exploring the Botanical Gardens and Mindil Beach.Read more