Darwin, Northern Territory

April 29 - May 4, 2003

To me, Darwin, at the northern end of the Stuart Highway, was not much more than a base for trips to Kakadu and Litchfield National Parks. Nonetheless, there were a few things of interest there, including an outdoor theater that shows indie films, a lively night market, an old prison, oil storage tunnels used during World War II, a tree full of possums, and brilliant sunsets. But it is indeed a frontier town, at the Top End of Australia's Outback.


Sunset over Doctors Gully.	The possums out at night, foraging for food.		The Oil Storage Tunnel.

Gaol Labour Prison at Fannie Bay.	Darwin's residents, and tourists, watching the sunset on Mindil Beach as the night market gets underway.	Sunset at Mindil Beach.	My new Swiss friends Carmen and Ellen at the Vic after returning from Kakadu.