Stokes Hill Wharf and Chinese Museum Darwin

As our parcel for the generator has not arrived. We decided to move closer to town, Graham and Desma had already gone ahead of us and booked in at the Barramundi Fishing Campground.

They also organised for us as well, after getting setup they directed us to the closest shops to get a few bits. The campground has power, water and dump point but no ablution block so one needs to be self-contained. It really is relaxing sitting in the annex or outside looking out over the water in the pond. Suppose to be Barramundi in there though we have not seen any so far.

 After contacting the people about the jenny part it turns out it won’t be here until about 26^th May so we have decided we will stay here until it arrives as its closer to town and the shops are only 5minutes away and about 20 km to Darwin CBD. So this is our base.

Graham and Desma have bought a motorbike so they can get around easier so they are getting the trailer (Porta Shed) altered to fit the bike on before we leave.

Took a drive into Darwin to Stokes Hill Wharf the tides are a whooping 7metres they have pontoons that float up and down with the tides and steps that get covered in water when the tides comes in and are exposed when it goes out. The ships and boats just go up and down with it. 

 Almost high tide

 Almost high tide one below tide is going out as the ship has dropped quite a bit below the wharf.

 Tide part way out

 Tide going out steps exposed

 Looking towards the city

 Stokes Hill WHarf

 The Convention Centre

 The Wave Pool

 Looking out to Stokes Hill wharf

We left the Toyota on the wharf and walked into the CBD to the Chinese Museum.

This is very interesting, as when you think about it the Chinese have been in Australia for ever, on the gold fields, market gardens, laundries. Though when it came to WWII, do you think they could enlist even though they were born here in Australia, they could not enlist! We think it was because they looked too much like the Japanese and could be mistaken for them and shot.

The NT Chinese Museum

The first museum was opened in November 1996. It was subsequently re-modelled and re-opened in its present form on November 2009.

The museum is aimed at highlighting the rich contribution and history of the Chinese settlers from the 1880`s. This has been done through multiple displays featuring archival photographs, historical texts and stories of the people themselves, combined with a modest collection of memorabilia from the early days. A feature of the Museum are the many family charts of early Chinese settlers whose descendants are still living in Darwin.

 Tim looking at Family tree scrolls

 We never knew Katherine was bombed during WWII

Visiting this museum was a real eye opener for us as we knew nothing of this is side of Darwin.

On the way back to the campground all these vehicles were parked along the highway For Sale.

Lots to choose from

 Also this was just back the road as well.