DARWIN SIGHTS
VIEWS OF DARWIN
The lights in the trees for Darwin Festival. Very pretty when it gets dark.
The RAAF display over Mindil Beach as a thank you to the people of Darwin for Pitch Black exercises.
MYILLY POINT
The Myilly Point Precinct is a group of 4 pre-war houses built for public servants in the late 1930's. The 4 houses illustrate several designs by architect B.C.G. Burnett. The houses continued as accommodation for the public service until 1974 when cyclone Tracy caused extensive damage and the houses could no longer be used for their original purpose. The houses were threatened with demolition in the early 1980's but were saved by strong lobbying and community action by the National Trust.We visited Burnett House one Sunday afternoon where we looked through and enjoyed a Devonshire tea in the garden and a beautiful sea breeze due to the perfect location on the cliff top overlooking the harbour.
View of the harbour from Myilly Point
CAPE ADIEU HARBOUR CRUISE
On Friday 29th August we climbed aboard the Cape Adieu traditional fishing ketch for a tour of Darwin Harbour and dinner. It was a beautiful afternoon with a light breeze and we began the tour with a serving of home-made dips, bread and rice crackers. As there is only a maximum of 50 on the tour everyone is seated at their own table on the deck. After the dip we were called up table by table to help ourselves to banana prawns, Coffin Bay oysters and smoked Spanish Mackerel served with a selection of salads and bread. It was all delicious. We cruised from Stokes Hill Wharf at the waterfront to East Point. We noticed there were several Navy Ships tied up - apparently on exercises up here as part of Pitch Black.
After our course of prawns, oysters and fish we were served either steak or Jewfish (lightly fried in breadcrumbs). Keith and I both had the fish which was mouthwatering and perfectly cooked. As we cruised the harbour we were enchanted by a delightful sunset which is very different than seeing it from the beach. Then as darkness fell we began to see the lights of the city and were able to point out various landmarks.
The meal finished with a beautiful lemon cheesecake and coffee. All in all an experience worth doing.
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