Being Sunday, town was quiet. I decided to go to the Aviation Heritage Centre by bus. It was a nice surprise when I could take the free bus headed to the V8 races.
The centre had one of two B52s on display outside of the USA. It was big and impressive. They tried to market it as an instrument of peace rather than a weapon of mass destruction! Incidentally, Darwin is the only city in Australia ever attacked by the Japanese.
After a brief rest back at the hostel I took a bus to the Museum where a large crocodile named Sweetheart had been stuffed and mounted for display. There were also good displays on Cyclone Tracy which devastated Darwin more so than the Japanese during the war.
I then continued to Mindil Beach where the twice-weekly markets were in full force. There was plenty to eat and many trinkets and craft to not buy. Unfortunately, my tummy wasn’t ready for dinner and I snacked on a Thai green papaya salad.
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- B52 at the museum.
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- I like the extra wheels on the wings. Like learner wheels on bicycles.
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- In Borneo it was the Seventh Day Adventist that had planes.
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- Mindil Beach Sunset Markets.
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- Mindil Beach.