Today we arrived into Darwin around 10.30am. The arrival and departure times in Darwin are largely governed by the tides as they are very big... I did hear 6 to 8 metres.....
We ambled off the ship around 11.30am with Peter planning to go to the war museum and me to hit the mall then reunite at the wave pool. After parting ways Peter found it was too hard and too hot to get to the museum as no public buses go there and no taxis around so he joined me in the mall for a cold drink. After wondering the streets of Darwin we headed back to the ship bypassing the wave pool as we decided to hit the pool on the ship instead as it was all on board by 4.30pm for an early departure. As we neared the cruise terminal there was a massive line to get on board as they had to lower the gangplanks by two decks as the tide was in.... once on board we hit the Horizon Court for lunch and then the pool then armed with our sailaway drinks hit deck 11 for our last sailaway get together. All in all a very HOT day in Darwin. We have 5 sea days before we arrive into Sydney.... homeward bound!!!!
Arriving into Darwin
The Australian flag.... Home here we come!!
The wedding cake - Government House
The Wharf Precinct near the port
Crocosaurus
Darwin Street Mall
Anglican Cathedral
A decorative car parking station
The wave pool behind the trees in the Wharf Precinct
The long hot walk back to the ship!
I have had an amazing cruise with you thanks to the many pics and dialogue. Only just managed to work out how to comment.
ReplyDeleteHave you decided on 2014's cruise?
Best wishes Pam