Out of the blue, we’ve booked a week’s holiday in Darwin!
When we did our big trip around Australia, we never completed the lap – it took us six months to get half way (Brisbane to Perth) and then we had to turn around and head home again.
![storm over the bunda cliffs](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53129407873_899fdb4f0e.jpg)
The husbear grew up in north Queensland so we’ve been there several times, but the Top End was still on our bucket list.
It’s been quite a while since this little black duck set foot on a plane! We went to Bali at the beginning of 2017 which was amazing, and then I went to CopyCon in Sydney, April of the same year.
![selfie on the plane](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53129146919_61f439143a.jpg)
Truth is, we’d planned to fly to Melbourne to see the Harry Potter play in May 2020 for our 30th wedding anniversary but … the world ground to a halt with the outbreak of Covid.
So we’ve been sitting on a flight credit ever since, with absolutely no desire to go anywhere except our cute li’l beach shack on Coochiemudlo Island.
![sunset on Coochiemudlo Island](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52947256143_ee3c6f01e5.jpg)
Then I got an email saying that we’d lose the credit if we didn’t book a flight before the end of the year … and just like that, we decided to use that credit to go somewhere we’d never been before … Darwin.
We’ve booked a week’s accommodation on the Esplanade, and are now working out where to go and what to do while we’re in town.
So far my research (surfing the web, and asking a couple of people who’ve been there) has uncovered the following possibilities:
- a visit to the Mindil sunset markets (Thursday and Sunday evenings)
- a sunset cruise on the harbour
- a tour to see the jumping crocodiles
- swimming in the waterholes at Berry Springs Nature Park or Litchfield National Park
- Crocosaurus Cove.
- fish feeding at Aquascene.
- Darwin Waterfront precinct including the wave lagoon, and the protected beach.
The good news is most of these are just a stone’s throw from our hotel – so, not sure if it’s worth hiring a car or just doing tours.
To be honest I wouldn’t mind if we spent the whole time in the pool (or beside it with a cocktail!) … could really do with a break!
It’d be nice to go to Kakadu but as it’s a bit of a distance, don’t know if we’ll manage that this time around.
So hit me up with your experiences and ideas, as we plan our trip to Darwin!