Thierings on Tour

Today was going to be a busy day – we had both the car and van booked in for a service, which meant packing up early and heading out to drop them off.

We were then dropped to Darwin to explore the city by day on foot. The foreshore area was our first stop and it was lovely. We grabbed some breakfast and the girls befriended some other little kids at the playground. 

We decided to check out the WWII oil storage tunnels, which was a fascinating insight into the bombings that occurred in Darwin during the war. These tunnels were dug by hand to store oil and fuel for the Defence force after 6 large oil storage tanks were destroyed during air raids in 1942. It was hot in there and I can’t even imagine what it would have been like in there back in the day.

Back on land, the little girls jumped into the water for a little paddle. What a great place to cool off on a hot day! 

I seized the opportunity of being in the big city to take Scarly to the doctor for her cough, but he assured me she was fine and that it was just a matter of letting her body do its thing. She was hilarious pretending to sleep on a chair in the waiting room 😂

Then it was back to meet the others for a lunch we had all been looking for – sushi!!! Yum, the girls were hungry and tried to beat all previous records for the amount of salmon avocado nigiri to be consumed in one sitting. I must say it was delicious!

We wondered around town for a bit longer, but everyone was getting a bit tired and restless in the heat and just from the long day. 

After a final stop at a cool playground we did a quick loop overlooking the Harbour and headed back to pick up the car as they assured us it would be ready on time… it took a while longer and the squeak that Chris had specifically asked them to locate was still there. So annoying! Anyway, we picked up the van and got back to camp after 6pm, so needless to say there was just time for a quick dinner and early bed. 

As Chris and I sat having a quiet drink the local cheeky possum kept jumping amongst us, this thing was fearless!

We had a surprise visit from friends Craig and Jeannette who happened to be staying at the same caravan park and randomly worked out that we were in Darwin at the same time. It is such a small world when you are travelling.

Kms travelled – 61