You would be surprised to know that you have shown more of Darwin than most Australians have ever seen. Most Australians don’t know what the city of Darwin looks like. It’s never shown or advertised anywhere except footage of when cyclone Tracey destroyed it Christmas 1974 and most people only heard of the ww2 invasion when the movie Australia came out. The Northern Territory is known for Kakadu National Park and that the big draw card. Thanks for showing us what you have.
Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974. The worst of it destroyed Darwin on Christmas morning just after midnight and continued until around 7:00 am. The official anemometer measured a wind speed of 217 km/hr before being destroyed. Other sources estimated the wind speed at over 300 km/hr. 71 killed, 145 seriously injured, over 500 injured, 80% of the city destroyed, $800 million to rebuild (that's approximately $7.5 trillion today). I was 12 at the time, I didn't know what I was feeling at the time but this was the first time that I felt what empathy was when I saw all of the kid's Christmas trees and presents strewn throughout the wreckage of the town and news footage of little kids barefoot with their parents being evacuated. The govt. evacuated around 36,000 residents within six days with 25,628 on aircraft that turned up with supplies and the rest left by road. 10,000 people stayed behind to help rebuild. The govt. established a commission to rebuild Darwin with the town being rebuilt within 3 years.
We are a similar age. I was 11 then and remember seeing similar news footage. My uncle was an architect that was commissioned to help rebuild Darwin after Cyclone Tracey. I remember thinking how wonderful he was to help support the rebuild.
I’m a (now ex) US citizen who has been in Perth for 35 years. Typical story of being her for a 1 year assignment and never leaving. A region you’ll find very similar to Sedona is what we call The Pilbara region. It’s bigger than California but has only 50,000 residents, most of which live in two coastal towns. My suggestion is try to get to Marble Bar. NASA’s Mars exploration team was just there on a visit. They have decided that the rocks and fossil around Marble Bar are more like Mars than anywhere on Earth and will be doing practice exploration. Just NW of Karratha, on the Burrup Peninsula is fabulous Aboriginal rock art and stunning but unusual beaches - in sight of world scale fertiliser and liquified natural gas plants. Quite surreal. The town of Newman has a huge iron ore mine with a great tour and great Aboriginal art. You’ll feel at home. Please don’t go to Ningaloo Reef. It’s smaller than the Great Barrier Reef and you can literally walk from a (booked well in advance) campsite into the water, put on mask and snorkel, and you’re on the reef. It’s our little pristine secret and we want to keep it that way 😊.
Ningaloo has well a truly been discovered. Some American friends recently came to Australia specifically to visit Ningaloo and go diving with the humpback whales because they saw a documentary about it in the US.
It seems like every marine wildlife photographer is from Ningaloo. Every time I see photos of whale sharks, humpbacks, manta rays, etc I make a little bet if they’re gonna be in Ningaloo and 90% of the time they are. Also exmouth is an amazing town, with emus walking down the road and a friendly galah Lindsey that comes up to everyone for neck scratches. Plus they have a giant prawn.
Darwin is famous for its Laksa festival. Don't apologise for eating different nationality foods, that's the beauty of this country and the Asian fusion cuisine - Asian flavours with Aussie produce. Enjoy! We do! 🙃
Some more info about the bombing of Darwin in WW2... * It was bombed by the same Japanese Naval Carrier force that attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour on 7 Dec 1941. * 8 ships were sunk in the 1st attack on 19 Feb 1942 in the harbour (whilst anchored) & many of the Military Aircraft at the Airfield were destroyed. Much of the Civilian part / buildings of Darwin was also attacked & damaged. * The attack on 19 Feb 42 was the 1st of 64 attacks on Darwin by Japanese forces. The last of which was in Nov 1943. ...& a side note, one of my Grandfathers was on a Naval vessel (Royal Australian Navy) at the time of that 1st Japanese attack on 19 Feb 42. Thankfully he & his ship survived that attack & the war. ...3.5 years later he was in Tokyo Bay (as a sailor on an Australian Navy Destroyer) when Japan formerly surrendered on 2 Sept 45 at the Surrender ceremony onboard USS Missouri (US Battleship).
I lived in the NT in the 2000s, so watching this was a complete explosion of memories, all good ❤. Going to the CBD was referred to as ‘going into town’.My husband and I never had an issue with crime, the Rapid Creek Market was our favourite, pho at the Friday evening market in Palmerston was the best way to end the working week, commemorating the Bombing of Darwin each year was always a moving experience, the Darwin and Glenti festivals were must go to events each year, sunset at Mindel beach on a Sunday was the best, two fridges was a must and ice in our wine was DEFINITELY a thing! Thanks so much for sharing.
Back in 2000 things were good its taken a pretty big dive over the last 5 or so years. Still all the events you mentioned but Mindel markets often has fights and stuff breaking out these days more later on in the evening \ night though. Pretty sure everyone still calls it going to Town although its not the good place it was back then the Vic closed many years ago Squires is more of a dodgy pub rather then effectively a pool hall, Bogarts is closed all the places that used to do really good breakfast lunch dinner deals either now charge a lot or closed down its very disappointing still a nice place to visit but I wouldn't say the great laid back place it used to be to live even the way people drive and attitudes at work becoming more like grumpy big city life without any of the benefits of it.
Broome has got the best sunsets in the country by a long way. You guys are in for a treat. A very special part of the world Broome and the Kimberlys. I am from and live on the Gokd Coast but I lived in Broome for a few yrs in the late 90's there is nowhere in the world quite like it.
For your interest the NT. is 1,349,129 square Klms [ 520,902 square miles .... Texas is 675,660 square Klms [ 268,596 square miles ] thus making the Northern Territory nearly twice the size of Texas . If my memory is correct Western Australia is close to 3 times the size of Texas . Cheers from Sth. Australia
The scrub fires at about 13:26 are often referred to as “cultural burning”. That is, local aboriginal people using traditional methods to keep potential bushfire fuel under control. It also helps particular flora germinate and fertilises the soil.
@@AuntyJack123 I have and I stick by what I said. Fierce infernos like the 2019-20 bushfires can sterilise the soil and vaporise rather than germinate seeds but traditional burning does not. How do you think Australia’s indigenous people survived for millenia in a harsh and unforgiving environment if their practices were killing the soil and preventing plant germination? 🤦🏽♂️
@@PeteV.53 I agree , regular cool burnings done in winter with low wind reduce the fuel load and add potash to the soil , multiple seasons of spring / summer growth without a burn ends up with high fuel load which will burn hot and kill almost everything when it does burn , which it will due to lightning strikes .
Lots of military based in Darwin that's why you get good infrastructure and wifi etc. Those ships are carrying gas, Australia is rich resources including lithium.
I was up in Darwin after the hurricane - to help rebuild the city.The place had a real frontier feel then and at the time, a number of wild people were attracted to the territory. They lived hard.Hence the reason I left.All the same, I have fond memories of my time in the "top end" and working there set me up for my life.
Darwin has a lot of Asian influences, food in particular is everywhere. Just like the US has Latino influences, Australia has a lot of Asian influences simply because of the locality.
The Blue Mountains was another place (besides Tasmania and Alice Springs) that you previously mentioned wanting to save for a future trip. You need a list of places you either didn't see at all, or didn't do everything you wanted to. The red colour in the dirt over much of inland Australia is iron oxide -- rust. I think you see a fair bit of it in Arizona as well. You guys have such a great attitude, it's a pleasure to watch you travel around.
As someone from Darwin I have been waiting for this episode desperately Made a great choice with the dumplings, that shop is probably one of the most recommended by locals Also the mindil beach markets are more touristy, whilst most other markets (there are like at least 4 others at different times throughout the year) are more local
Is there another market you'd recommend? Everyone we've heard from recommends Mindil, which we will check out, but we will have an extra day to explore. We get there in mid September and are looking forward to visiting the area before we head south. Any restaurants you'd recommend? Thanks!
@@helenrimmer-CarryOnRTWlots of markets. Fred’s Pass on the way in to Darwin on Saturday morning. Parap market, Rapid Creek which is a fresh vegetable and fruit market. Sunday Nightcliff and Rapid Creek again. Mindil Thursday and Sunday evening. Sunday is a smaller market
I was thinking you may be among the very small handful of Americans that may actually be able to understand “Australiana” by Austen Tayshus. It’s a very popular poem / recorded track from the ‘80s which is all plays on words from Australian towns and animals. Eg are you ready to Go, Anna? etc 😂
As an NT local the narrative about the NT at the moment really saddens me. Some context you may not have is that in January/February this year the NT as a whole but also specifically Alice Springs were the source of a lot of (unhelpful and honestly harmfull) media attention which was a result of some politically conservative locals doing a lot of work to spread their narrative. There definitely are higher crime rates here but unfortunately a lot of it is family violence and alcohol related. Also, yes, as you observed homelessness is more noticeabley prevelant here then in other parts of Australia. There is also crime such as theft, vadalism etc which happens all over the world. Having lived here 7 years I have never been a victim of crime or witnessed it outside of my work which places me directly with vulnerable people. Despite feeling safer here then when I lived in inner Melbourne I still had interstate family reaching out to me at the beginning of this year checking if I was safe. We were painted as a war zone and people believed it. I am sure most of the messages you received were from people who have not been here since we were the focus of the news.
Thanks so much for writing this. I'm here in Alice at the moment and really have loved it. I have had people here try to scare us just last night when checking into a hotel about safety of our vehicle, felt like being a child and being told about drop bears. All I could do was walk away. Jump inn was deadly, and so was the goods. So was the beanie exhibition(missed the festival) and so much more. We spent a few days south in kata tjuta uluru kings canyon(amazing places for sure)area and coming back here felt a like a coming somewhere cosmopolitan in comparison. Anyway reading your comment is encouraging cause I feel like my partner and I have just been saying to each other it seems that period earlier in the year and the way it was reported really has a lot to blame for.❤
@@marcelfeillafe I live in Alice, have for 7 years now and no plans on leaving, I truly love this town and the NT has marked itself on my soul. The Jump Inn is great! you definitely chose a good spot to visit, good music and good food!
My grandfather was a merchant seaman during WW2. He was part of the crew onboard a civilian troop & supply ship which was sunk in Darwin Harbour during that first February 1942 raid. In a small postwar irony, his ship's wreck was later salvaged by a Japanese salvage company. Unfortunately for my grandfather the military couldn't repatriate him to his home in Sydney because he was not military. In the end the Salvation Army clothed my grandfather and oganised his transport from Darwin back to Sydney. Tough times. In 1974 Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin. The city required a huge rebuild, as a consequence. Great vids and commentary, thanks.
Thought you guys would appreciate the colours and scenery of that part of Oz, must remind you a lot of AZ. If you haven't passed it already, Purnululu...or the Bungle Bungles are amazing.....and then Broome....with it's amazing tidal range and camel rides on Cable Beach at sunset. Try to find the dinosaur prints at low tide...
If you guys come back to OZ there are so many inland towns worth checking out, Ballarat is a great historical city in Vic, and also Broken Hill and Mudgee for NSW
Love you guys, you are helping to encourage tourism to our beautiful country. Many of the places you have visited have not been seen by many Australians who sadly prefer to venture overseas. Keep up the great work and many thanks for being so respectful of our many diverse cultures.
Great video. Been so long since I've been in Darwin (or the NT for that matter). I do remember though, flies up there are little buggers! Darwin is the most well known of the cities that were bombed by the Japanese during WWII, but there were over 1000 air raids in towns throughout WA, NT and Queensland. Sydney was also attacked by submarines. A little interesting side fact is that excluding Hawaii, the mainland of the US had an accidental bomb dropped on Oregon. The pilot who dropped this bomb on Oregon was a pilot by the name of Nobuo Fujita. Interestingly, only six months earlier had been the pilot to fly reconnoissance over Sydney Harbour thereby giving the green light for 3 Japanese mini submarines to attack Sydney Harbour. Their main target was USS Chicago, but they instead hit a Sydney ferry that housed many Australian Navy sailors. It was the attacked on Australia that led the US Navy to form the Seventh (Pacific) Fleet in Brisbane, Australia. This fleet is now stationed in Yokosuka (close to Tokyo). --- I am currently watching from Austin, TX (a massive change in temp from Sydney last week). Good to visit the US again although the last time was vastly different, watching it snow in the Grand Canyon in AZ.. Although to be fair, it is summer here in Texas, but it's basically the same temperature on a regular summer day here as it is in Darwin in winter (Darwin doesn't have summer or winter, just wet season and dry season and 32C/90F all year round). Serious change to your pre-winter Mt Kosciuszko trek. Regarding the E-Scooters, I think I have an idea as to why they're so slow. Australian state governments have been a tad strict on them. Not sure of all the state laws, but NSW has gone strict and banned them. Maybe, the NT (not being a state, but a territory under the federal government) allows them but at restricted speeds. They're so popular here in Austin, but appear so unrestricted as to be a risk to pedestrians. There was a death in Victoria on an e-scooter late last year. By the way, I know postcards have been sent.... but I didn't see the next design? Loved the Sydney one.
I'm surprised you missed the underground hospital in Darwin. Really opened my eyes to see what they put up with during the war. You may just get lucky in Broome (Cable Beach) to see a really good sunset, but all along the Coast in WA has some amazing sunsets, even sunrises. Have fun, nice to see you back on the road.
Where is the underground hospital?? I have lived here since 99 never heard about it Id love to go see it iff its actually here. A quick google I found something mentioning Mt ISA
The Territory has the highest proportion of Indigenous people and the highest proportion of Australians with south-eastern Asian ancestry in Australia. The link between Macassan traders: Javanese and Sulawesi and Indigenous people goes back hundreds of years. Darwin should be the gateway between Indonesia, New Guinea, Malaysia and Australia. I'm so glad you have gone out beyond all the touristy stuff to catch a glimpse of the diversity and beauty in this country. Onya!
Darwin is one of Australia’s greatest places to visit. The Mindel markets at sunset over the beach are fantastic, the war history, the weather in the Dry season and of course it’s a great base for all the national parks and day trips. We lived in Katherine for a few years, and spent a lot of time in Darwin. It’s a great place. Ignore the noise and I hope you enjoyed it.
Ah I meant to say thanks for the respectful way that you both treat situations/information etc - like the Bombing during the war, the effort taken to build the tunnels, the homeless. It’s refreshing to have two younger people show such respect especially for a country they are not native of. Thanks guys. ❤❤❤
I went to Darwin for 4 days in 2004 and left 10 years later. Now nearly 20 years in Australia from the UK and I get back to my real Northern Territory home at every opportunity! Great video, I'm following you guys now!
the first boatload of Vietnamese refugees sailed into Darwin harbour on 26 April 1976. Refugee boat arrivals continued for the next few years. About 2000 arrived in this manner by 1982. However, the vast majority of Vietnamese refugees who were re-settled in Australia arrived by plane, after selection by Australian Immigration officials who visited refugee camps in Southeast Asia. About 60,000 were re-settled in this manner by 1982.
Great Video, not far to go for Karajini and then Kalbarri :) Two amazing Northern WA places! The waterfalls, gorges and pools in Karajini are simply stunning, and the beaches around Kalbarri or beautiful....
Those drone shots at the end were amazing. As a Victorian, you guys might as well be on another planet right now, that's how wildly foreign the NT looks to me. Really beautiful and much more in line with what people usually expect when they think of Australia.
I just saw this episode for the first time - working back through your content. This has to be one of the cutest episodes. It looks like you had a good time making this video. Loved the cloud effect in the beach.
I first hitch-hiked to Darwin in 1975, to get work rebuilding the place after Cyclone Tracey. For the first week I had nowhere to stay, so slept on Mindil beach until I could rent a caravan. Spent 5 years up there driving trucks off the wharf or operating cranes in big factories. Places we used to swim at night back then are now full of crocs. Thanks for your vids.
Just realised that the Australian outback and Arizona have something in common. The soil of both regions are heavy in oxidised iron (soil has to be very thousands of years old to have this colour). Both regions are more ancient than that though. Australia has the oldest continental crust on Earth. The soil on the surface of the Australian outback for example is considered to be be similar to lower layers of the Grand Canyon (4-6 billion years). It’s like being able to go back in time when you pick up that soil I suppose.
I had a wonderful, long, soothing hot springs, full-of-minerals experience in a creek in Darwin. We stayed at a motel and the creek was in a very quiet but public area behind it, not far from the river. There were little turtles swimming in the water which came out of the earth there. The creek bed was sandy and the water was transparent to the bottom. However, I was looking over my shoulder just in case any crocodiles came up from the river!
Loved seeing around Darwin. I lived there ‘94-‘04. Not a lot has changed. Stokes Hill wharf has a new Ferris wheel though. I never fed the fish at Doctor’s Gully either😄. The Museum and art gallery of NT was always worth a visit but.. Safe travel friends.
I visited Darwin regularly when I was in the military. I don’t really know what people are referring to when they talk about high crime. I always felt quite safe there even at night.
Keep cruising and enjoy the grove your in, best place to be when travelling across the top end. Looking at your footage you're still taking in the landscape. Tia keep polishing those drone skills, there's some amazing landscapes ahead of you. Sunsets and sunrises and the constant splashing of orange and red makes for some stunning footage. Good luck.
I would assume that you won't be going to see the Bungle Bungles, as Blueberry wouldn't have a chance of making down the entrance road, and tours are likely to be booked out. Bungle Bungles are truly amazing. PS best sunset is Cable beach Broome, coldest pool, Uluru caravan resort
Great video... Take your time driving through the Kimberley region of WA. Try get to Broome (my home town) on a weekend. Do the markets, sunset camel ride. Enjoy.
Looking at your map.thpugh the Kimberly, you have to get to the Bungle Bungles. One of the most amazing places you'll see, better if you get a helicopter like when seeing the Grand Canyon.
I've been following along since you guys arrived in Australia! Welcome by the way!!!! I'd love to know what your favourite area has been so far & why? Also, I HIGHLY recommend you visit Tasmania. In terms of biodiversity, & Ancient ecosystems it's one of the most diverse & INCREDIBLE states we have. You can be in crystal clear blue waters on white sand beaches & then drive an hour & be in rocky cliffs with ancient Jurassic type plants. It's insane & is my favourite place on earth ❤ Love your channel!
Another great video, you guys are such a pleasure to watch. The reflection in the creek was stunning. The cow as "bait" and skipping the morning coffee comments are classics 😂.
Was so excited to have you in my home town and couldn't wait to see the vlog. With my bias I was a bit disappointed as there is so much to our town. Hope you saw more than what was in the vlog and got out past the 1km radius you showed. Safe travels!
Nice job guys!😎👍🏻 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ps The drone shot of the wild buffalo is super cool 👍🏻👍🏻 You definitely know that you are in Buffalo territory up that way guys 0:59
OK, so I'm glad you did the Lichfield Nat. Parks waterfalls a week or so ago as it was just announced on the NEWS that an elderly man was attacked and hospitalized by a 2 M salty at Wangi falls. Please be careful as you travel through the north. Take care guys.
As far as sunsets are concerned may I suggest that you take the time to find a viewing spot along the beachfront when you get to Port Hedland? Not the worlds prettiest town, not even in the top 10k of towns but it does have spectacular sunsets thanks to, I believe, all of the iron ore dust in the air from the constant loading of iron ore carriers heading from the port to (mostly) China. I would also suggest a side trip to Derby before you get to Broome. It's a great place to live but is totally unlike Broome, which is all the recommendation it needs. I had the best two years of my single life there in the early '80's. Lots of people were just passing through and ended up spending the rest of their lives there, it's that sort of place. And pay a quick visit to the Whim Creek pub, just off the road between Port Hedland and the Roebourne/Karratha/Dampier conurbation, just to say that you have been there. Really enjoying following your visit to Oz. Stay safe.
In 1942-43 there was a series of air raids not only on Darwin but Broome and even Townsville. Down south, Japanese midget submarines got into Sydney Harbour and sank a ship (they were aiming at the USS Chicago). Later the 'mother' ship shelled the coastal part of Sydney. 18:34 - Look at Google Street View for the bridge over the Victoria River near the road house. Current (2018) shows the new bridge - next to it is the old bridge (Feb 2008 - wet season) where the water is ankle deep with people are running behind the car across the bridge!
With patchy reception i havent watched the vid yet. Also im on holiday. Didnt know you guys skipped alice. Sorry to hear it. Its a weird and wonderful town. People will try to scare you out coming here of late and this has really impacted the life of the town it seems. I am here now. Its been fine. Seemed a bit iffy the first day but it really does grow on you. Also meeting up with just one friend that lives here for an afternoon really opened this place up. Yes there is in your face poverty, and there is probably crime. People here have been super nice, except for the bogans which you unfortunately find everywhere here in oz. Anyway happy journeys! We are heading north tomorrow. Cant wait to get to the tropics. Its been so cold!
We did stop in Alice, due to extenuating circumstances 😅 Was a cool little town though. Agree on the cold! It’s amazing how much the temperature changes after a 10 hours drive.
I’m really enjoying your videos, unfortunately I found them after you left Australia. You said in one of them that you failed, but you didn’t. You may not have finished the exact loop of Australia, but you have shown many Australians their own country. Unfortunately I have not been able to travel in my life, but I’m living vicariously through you both and loving everything that you’re doing and sharing. Thank you so much, what a lovely and brave couple you are.
Having lived in Darwin for four years (originally from Adelaide) we loved the Darwin lifestyle. Sure there were problems but they rarely affected our family. Glad you enjoyed the experience. Air conditioning generally solved most of the humidity problems and those blue skies and 30 degree warmth whilst the rest of Autralia freezes! Those nests you potted in the trees are green ant nests. Yes they are green and if you are gam enough to eat them it is like filling your mouth with sherbet! You are amazing ambassadors for your home country and wonderful tour guides for Australians. I love your warmth, humility and innocence as you come to terms with this great country.
The big ship was carrying natural gas. I would love to visit Darwin one day. My g-g-grandfather's brother was one of the first settlers in the city (he was a policeman) in 1870's.
There are thousands of wonderful Nepalis living and working in Australia in the nursing and medical field. It seems the pandemic caused a lot of staff loss in Australia, so bringing in the Nepalis has helped fill the gap. I’ve been looked after by them many times and even have gained a few as friends.
@@BeamRider100 and yet .... if Australia had taken the same approach as Donald Crump, over the peak covid period of 2019-2020 there would have been 80,000 dead Aussies, instead of the 13,000 we did have; and conversely if the USA had taken the same approach as Australia there would be about 840,000 Americans who would still be alive.
I love you guys. I live in Maitland about 30 minutes from Newcastle and 30 minutes from the Hunter Valley Vineyards. I stumbled across your posts a few days ago and binged watched for 7 hours. Being an old Australian I loved the way you see Australia, very interesting and very informative .You have a beautiful wife there mate hang onto her .Very bubbly and funny personality I am really enjoying your channel ,keep up the good work, and I have to say I'm surprised you haven't been picked up by a major network.👍
I enjoyed this, as I knew I would. Love the way you are so down to earth and laid back, just right for this country. You needed a huntsman to get rid of the fly, though that may have caused more drama than the rego papers 😉
13:11 Notice how the cars in the caryard are reversed in and not facing the street? That's because the front window is more expensive for the car yard to replace when vandals throw rocks at the cars at night.
A lot of Australians have opinions about Darwin that are woefully out of date. I doubt many of those with strong negative opinions have ever been to Darwin.
Yeah most of these people saying don’t go, have probably never been to Darwin. Yes the police can be busy up there but mostly drugs and alcohol, break ins, domestic violence.
Exactly this. As someone who lives in the NT (Alice Springs specifically) the media attention at the beginning of the year was also incredibly harmful. I had interstate family reaching out to me asking if I was ok and encouraging me to move 🙄 meanwhile I feel safer here then when I lived in Melbourne city. but it was all perpetuated by a loud minority of locals who are very conservative politically and want really harsh laws rather then trauma informed strength based approaches. Worst part is the media attention at the beginning of the year has really harmed our tourist season. Town is normally buzzing this time of year but it's quiet and there are tourism businesses really struggling as a result. At least I can get a carpark easily?
Randomly stumbled onto you guys, love your videos! Great camera work and pacing. Also really cool to see your opinions on Australia. Hope you've had a great time here!
I rode a motorcycle over the bridge you were on (new one was not there). The road had just opened because the Victoria river was going over the bridge. I see they built the new one taller.
OMG! You name your flies too. Boris is in my bathroom at the moment. After about a day or so i feel bad for them so i try to move them outside. Great video yet again!
My Friend lives up there and loves the constant 32 degrees warmth . It has a frontier town vibe to it amongst an Army Airforce Bases. The Squeaker sound in the Mall is a Magpie Shrike Bird. I stayed in Para for a months work and loved the afternoon storms and Flying Foxes swarm covering the sky at dusk. The slow scooters probably due to our road/footpath laws speed limits. you missed the B52 Museum and the Military Museum near Dick ward Drive at Fannie Bay
i was in darwin right after tracy in 74. a big old fashioned heavy round fridge was embedded in a concrete water tower, the library was just the brick piers. you missed the gr8 music scene in darwin mainly held in bunkers . you must try roo, camel , croc , buffalo, sugar ants and lots more . be bold not disappointed!
Oil and Gas in Darwin. There are two huge LNG plants there, Japan's Inpex Corporation and USA's Conoco Phillips (now Santos) so that was a LNG ship you saw.
Another side of the NT infrastructure is that a lot of it is invested in as a critical part of Australian and allied defense strategy. If there's any future major conflict in Asia all of the roads and ports become key logistical arteries and some of the military bases are even being invested in to support tens of thousands of US troops and aircraft being stationed here.
You would be surprised to know that you have shown more of Darwin than most Australians have ever seen. Most Australians don’t know what the city of Darwin looks like. It’s never shown or advertised anywhere except footage of when cyclone Tracey destroyed it Christmas 1974 and most people only heard of the ww2 invasion when the movie Australia came out. The Northern Territory is known for Kakadu National Park and that the big draw card. Thanks for showing us what you have.
yeh even I noticed the TV stations like 7,9,10 wouldnt know Australia past the Sydney north Shores and dont go outside the Blue Mountains in any story
They hardly showed any of Darwin really though. I sure hope that thats not the only places they went and did
Cyclone Tracey hit Darwin on Christmas Eve 1974. The worst of it destroyed Darwin on Christmas morning just after midnight and continued until around 7:00 am. The official anemometer measured a wind speed of 217 km/hr before being destroyed. Other sources estimated the wind speed at over 300 km/hr. 71 killed, 145 seriously injured, over 500 injured, 80% of the city destroyed, $800 million to rebuild (that's approximately $7.5 trillion today).
I was 12 at the time, I didn't know what I was feeling at the time but this was the first time that I felt what empathy was when I saw all of the kid's Christmas trees and presents strewn throughout the wreckage of the town and news footage of little kids barefoot with their parents being evacuated.
The govt. evacuated around 36,000 residents within six days with 25,628 on aircraft that turned up with supplies and the rest left by road. 10,000 people stayed behind to help rebuild. The govt. established a commission to rebuild Darwin with the town being rebuilt within 3 years.
We are a similar age. I was 11 then and remember seeing similar news footage. My uncle was an architect that was commissioned to help rebuild Darwin after Cyclone Tracey. I remember thinking how wonderful he was to help support the rebuild.
Absolutely loved the TV series 'cyclone Tracy' .. couldn't believe Melbourne was the only place they could reach..
I do wonder if after Tracy's devastation of the town, whether that's when they changed our building industry so all buildings now be cyclonic rated.
@@lisc7204 The destruction led to not only Darwin's buildings having to meet minimum standards it improved building codes right across Australia.
@@lisc7204it was.
I’m a (now ex) US citizen who has been in Perth for 35 years. Typical story of being her for a 1 year assignment and never leaving. A region you’ll find very similar to Sedona is what we call The Pilbara region. It’s bigger than California but has only 50,000 residents, most of which live in two coastal towns. My suggestion is try to get to Marble Bar. NASA’s Mars exploration team was just there on a visit. They have decided that the rocks and fossil around Marble Bar are more like Mars than anywhere on Earth and will be doing practice exploration. Just NW of Karratha, on the Burrup Peninsula is fabulous Aboriginal rock art and stunning but unusual beaches - in sight of world scale fertiliser and liquified natural gas plants. Quite surreal. The town of Newman has a huge iron ore mine with a great tour and great Aboriginal art. You’ll feel at home.
Please don’t go to Ningaloo Reef. It’s smaller than the Great Barrier Reef and you can literally walk from a (booked well in advance) campsite into the water, put on mask and snorkel, and you’re on the reef. It’s our little pristine secret and we want to keep it that way 😊.
Ningaloo has well a truly been discovered. Some American friends recently came to Australia specifically to visit Ningaloo and go diving with the humpback whales because they saw a documentary about it in the US.
Ningaloo Reef was outstanding, much nicer than The Great Barrier Reef.
It seems like every marine wildlife photographer is from Ningaloo. Every time I see photos of whale sharks, humpbacks, manta rays, etc I make a little bet if they’re gonna be in Ningaloo and 90% of the time they are. Also exmouth is an amazing town, with emus walking down the road and a friendly galah Lindsey that comes up to everyone for neck scratches. Plus they have a giant prawn.
Aust is lucky to have you digger.
Ningaloo reef is definitely not a secret. Just do a search on google about where to go and what to see in Western Australia and it will pop up. 🤣🤷♀️
The drone shots at Vic river were mint.
Darwin is famous for its Laksa festival. Don't apologise for eating different nationality foods, that's the beauty of this country and the Asian fusion cuisine - Asian flavours with Aussie produce. Enjoy! We do! 🙃
Some more info about the bombing of Darwin in WW2...
* It was bombed by the same Japanese Naval Carrier force that attacked the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbour on 7 Dec 1941.
* 8 ships were sunk in the 1st attack on 19 Feb 1942 in the harbour (whilst anchored) & many of the Military Aircraft at the Airfield were destroyed. Much of the Civilian part / buildings of Darwin was also attacked & damaged.
* The attack on 19 Feb 42 was the 1st of 64 attacks on Darwin by Japanese forces. The last of which was in Nov 1943.
...& a side note, one of my Grandfathers was on a Naval vessel (Royal Australian Navy) at the time of that 1st Japanese attack on 19 Feb 42. Thankfully he & his ship survived that attack & the war. ...3.5 years later he was in Tokyo Bay (as a sailor on an Australian Navy Destroyer) when Japan formerly surrendered on 2 Sept 45 at the Surrender ceremony onboard USS Missouri (US Battleship).
Nice cut, Cheveyo!
Way to drive Tia.
You guys are an awesome team. You compliment each other so well.
Aussies are supporting your channel…guys, it’s pretty amazing to see this.❤
The drone shots are amazing, I think it adds a lot to the videos and help to capture the beautiful scenery
I lived in the NT in the 2000s, so watching this was a complete explosion of memories, all good ❤. Going to the CBD was referred to as ‘going into town’.My husband and I never had an issue with crime, the Rapid Creek Market was our favourite, pho at the Friday evening market in Palmerston was the best way to end the working week, commemorating the Bombing of Darwin each year was always a moving experience, the Darwin and Glenti festivals were must go to events each year, sunset at Mindel beach on a Sunday was the best, two fridges was a must and ice in our wine was DEFINITELY a thing! Thanks so much for sharing.
Back in 2000 things were good its taken a pretty big dive over the last 5 or so years. Still all the events you mentioned but Mindel markets often has fights and stuff breaking out these days more later on in the evening \ night though. Pretty sure everyone still calls it going to Town although its not the good place it was back then the Vic closed many years ago Squires is more of a dodgy pub rather then effectively a pool hall, Bogarts is closed all the places that used to do really good breakfast lunch dinner deals either now charge a lot or closed down its very disappointing still a nice place to visit but I wouldn't say the great laid back place it used to be to live even the way people drive and attitudes at work becoming more like grumpy big city life without any of the benefits of it.
Broome has got the best sunsets in the country by a long way. You guys are in for a treat. A very special part of the world Broome and the Kimberlys. I am from and live on the Gokd Coast but I lived in Broome for a few yrs in the late 90's there is nowhere in the world quite like it.
For your interest the NT. is 1,349,129 square Klms [ 520,902 square miles .... Texas is 675,660 square Klms [ 268,596 square miles ] thus making the Northern Territory nearly twice the size of Texas . If my memory is correct Western Australia is close to 3 times the size of Texas . Cheers from Sth. Australia
Thank you for showing us, Darwin and the Tunnels. I hope you both get to see Karijini National Park or the Kimberley's one day. :)
Amen!
The scrub fires at about 13:26 are often referred to as “cultural burning”. That is, local aboriginal people using traditional methods to keep potential bushfire fuel under control. It also helps particular flora germinate and fertilises the soil.
Mmm you might wanna check about flora germination and fertilising the soil. Old legend really. Fire kills the earth 😢
@@AuntyJack123 I have and I stick by what I said. Fierce infernos like the 2019-20 bushfires can sterilise the soil and vaporise rather than germinate seeds but traditional burning does not. How do you think Australia’s indigenous people survived for millenia in a harsh and unforgiving environment if their practices were killing the soil and preventing plant germination? 🤦🏽♂️
@@PeteV.53 I agree , regular cool burnings done in winter with low wind reduce the fuel load and add potash to the soil , multiple seasons of spring / summer growth without a burn ends up with high fuel load which will burn hot and kill almost everything when it does burn , which it will due to lightning strikes .
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Lots of military based in Darwin that's why you get good infrastructure and wifi etc. Those ships are carrying gas, Australia is rich resources including lithium.
I was up in Darwin after the hurricane - to help rebuild the city.The place had a real frontier feel then and at the time, a number of wild people were attracted to the territory. They lived hard.Hence the reason I left.All the same, I have fond memories of my time in the "top end" and working there set me up for my life.
🤣🤣🤣 @petermcculloch4933 you are giving away your age … I remember it well Christmas of 1974 😞😞😞 Santa never made it into Darwin that year …
@@eliz1957 I was a young man with long hair and now I am a bald headed retiree.
@@petermcculloch4933 … AND I USED to have red hair… now it’s GREY 🤣🤣🤣 we are LUCKY
Darwin has a lot of Asian influences, food in particular is everywhere. Just like the US has Latino influences, Australia has a lot of Asian influences simply because of the locality.
The Blue Mountains was another place (besides Tasmania and Alice Springs) that you previously mentioned wanting to save for a future trip. You need a list of places you either didn't see at all, or didn't do everything you wanted to. The red colour in the dirt over much of inland Australia is iron oxide -- rust. I think you see a fair bit of it in Arizona as well. You guys have such a great attitude, it's a pleasure to watch you travel around.
As someone from Darwin I have been waiting for this episode desperately
Made a great choice with the dumplings, that shop is probably one of the most recommended by locals
Also the mindil beach markets are more touristy, whilst most other markets (there are like at least 4 others at different times throughout the year) are more local
Is there another market you'd recommend? Everyone we've heard from recommends Mindil, which we will check out, but we will have an extra day to explore. We get there in mid September and are looking forward to visiting the area before we head south. Any restaurants you'd recommend? Thanks!
@@helenrimmer-CarryOnRTWlots of markets. Fred’s Pass on the way in to Darwin on Saturday morning. Parap market, Rapid Creek which is a fresh vegetable and fruit market. Sunday Nightcliff and Rapid Creek again. Mindil Thursday and Sunday evening. Sunday is a smaller market
I was thinking you may be among the very small handful of Americans that may actually be able to understand “Australiana” by Austen Tayshus. It’s a very popular poem / recorded track from the ‘80s which is all plays on words from Australian towns and animals. Eg are you ready to Go, Anna? etc 😂
I'll go if Din Goes.. thanks 4 the memories, had not thought of that for yonks
As an NT local the narrative about the NT at the moment really saddens me. Some context you may not have is that in January/February this year the NT as a whole but also specifically Alice Springs were the source of a lot of (unhelpful and honestly harmfull) media attention which was a result of some politically conservative locals doing a lot of work to spread their narrative.
There definitely are higher crime rates here but unfortunately a lot of it is family violence and alcohol related. Also, yes, as you observed homelessness is more noticeabley prevelant here then in other parts of Australia. There is also crime such as theft, vadalism etc which happens all over the world. Having lived here 7 years I have never been a victim of crime or witnessed it outside of my work which places me directly with vulnerable people.
Despite feeling safer here then when I lived in inner Melbourne I still had interstate family reaching out to me at the beginning of this year checking if I was safe. We were painted as a war zone and people believed it. I am sure most of the messages you received were from people who have not been here since we were the focus of the news.
Agree with you 💯
Thanks so much for writing this. I'm here in Alice at the moment and really have loved it. I have had people here try to scare us just last night when checking into a hotel about safety of our vehicle, felt like being a child and being told about drop bears. All I could do was walk away. Jump inn was deadly, and so was the goods. So was the beanie exhibition(missed the festival) and so much more. We spent a few days south in kata tjuta uluru kings canyon(amazing places for sure)area and coming back here felt a like a coming somewhere cosmopolitan in comparison. Anyway reading your comment is encouraging cause I feel like my partner and I have just been saying to each other it seems that period earlier in the year and the way it was reported really has a lot to blame for.❤
@@marcelfeillafe I live in Alice, have for 7 years now and no plans on leaving, I truly love this town and the NT has marked itself on my soul. The Jump Inn is great! you definitely chose a good spot to visit, good music and good food!
My grandfather was a merchant seaman during WW2. He was part of the crew onboard a civilian troop & supply ship which was sunk in Darwin Harbour during that first February 1942 raid. In a small postwar irony, his ship's wreck was later salvaged by a Japanese salvage company. Unfortunately for my grandfather the military couldn't repatriate him to his home in Sydney because he was not military. In the end the Salvation Army clothed my grandfather and oganised his transport from Darwin back to Sydney. Tough times. In 1974 Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin. The city required a huge rebuild, as a consequence. Great vids and commentary, thanks.
Thought you guys would appreciate the colours and scenery of that part of Oz, must remind you a lot of AZ. If you haven't passed it already, Purnululu...or the Bungle Bungles are amazing.....and then Broome....with it's amazing tidal range and camel rides on Cable Beach at sunset. Try to find the dinosaur prints at low tide...
If you guys come back to OZ there are so many inland towns worth checking out, Ballarat is a great historical city in Vic, and also Broken Hill and Mudgee for NSW
And Geelong!
They have visited Ballarat and it's in one of their Vic videos.
Your accents are getting better.😂
Tia for scale...start swimming to the tanker! Warm water springs are called Crocspas. 🐊
Mate there’s an image I’m not getting out of my head any time soon lol crocspas 😂
Love you guys, you are helping to encourage tourism to our beautiful country. Many of the places you have visited have not been seen by many Australians who sadly prefer to venture overseas. Keep up the great work and many thanks for being so respectful of our many diverse cultures.
Great video. Been so long since I've been in Darwin (or the NT for that matter). I do remember though, flies up there are little buggers!
Darwin is the most well known of the cities that were bombed by the Japanese during WWII, but there were over 1000 air raids in towns throughout WA, NT and Queensland. Sydney was also attacked by submarines.
A little interesting side fact is that excluding Hawaii, the mainland of the US had an accidental bomb dropped on Oregon. The pilot who dropped this bomb on Oregon was a pilot by the name of Nobuo Fujita. Interestingly, only six months earlier had been the pilot to fly reconnoissance over Sydney Harbour thereby giving the green light for 3 Japanese mini submarines to attack Sydney Harbour. Their main target was USS Chicago, but they instead hit a Sydney ferry that housed many Australian Navy sailors.
It was the attacked on Australia that led the US Navy to form the Seventh (Pacific) Fleet in Brisbane, Australia. This fleet is now stationed in Yokosuka (close to Tokyo).
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I am currently watching from Austin, TX (a massive change in temp from Sydney last week). Good to visit the US again although the last time was vastly different, watching it snow in the Grand Canyon in AZ..
Although to be fair, it is summer here in Texas, but it's basically the same temperature on a regular summer day here as it is in Darwin in winter (Darwin doesn't have summer or winter, just wet season and dry season and 32C/90F all year round).
Serious change to your pre-winter Mt Kosciuszko trek.
Regarding the E-Scooters, I think I have an idea as to why they're so slow. Australian state governments have been a tad strict on them. Not sure of all the state laws, but NSW has gone strict and banned them. Maybe, the NT (not being a state, but a territory under the federal government) allows them but at restricted speeds. They're so popular here in Austin, but appear so unrestricted as to be a risk to pedestrians. There was a death in Victoria on an e-scooter late last year.
By the way, I know postcards have been sent.... but I didn't see the next design? Loved the Sydney one.
There have been numerous scooter deaths here in Queensland, so I'm not surprised they've started regulating their usage.
Just such a lovely couple. Cheers for sharing the journey. 😎🤙
I'm surprised you missed the underground hospital in Darwin. Really opened my eyes to see what they put up with during the war. You may just get lucky in Broome (Cable Beach) to see a really good sunset, but all along the Coast in WA has some amazing sunsets, even sunrises. Have fun, nice to see you back on the road.
Where is the underground hospital?? I have lived here since 99 never heard about it Id love to go see it iff its actually here. A quick google I found something mentioning Mt ISA
The Territory has the highest proportion of Indigenous people and the highest proportion of Australians with south-eastern Asian ancestry in Australia. The link between Macassan traders: Javanese and Sulawesi and Indigenous people goes back hundreds of years. Darwin should be the gateway between Indonesia, New Guinea, Malaysia and Australia. I'm so glad you have gone out beyond all the touristy stuff to catch a glimpse of the diversity and beauty in this country. Onya!
Darwin is one of Australia’s greatest places to visit. The Mindel markets at sunset over the beach are fantastic, the war history, the weather in the Dry season and of course it’s a great base for all the national parks and day trips. We lived in Katherine for a few years, and spent a lot of time in Darwin. It’s a great place. Ignore the noise and I hope you enjoyed it.
Ah I meant to say thanks for the respectful way that you both treat situations/information etc - like the Bombing during the war, the effort taken to build the tunnels, the homeless. It’s refreshing to have two younger people show such respect especially for a country they are not native of. Thanks guys. ❤❤❤
As a visitor to Darwin I always feel really safe, even walking around late at night. It’s the best!
Glad you spent on the drone. That drone footage was awesome, gives a great perspective on the area. How beautiful is the outback of Australia.
I went to Darwin for 4 days in 2004 and left 10 years later. Now nearly 20 years in Australia from the UK and I get back to my real Northern Territory home at every opportunity! Great video, I'm following you guys now!
Thanks for video Darwin city, back 1980 some of my Vietnamese escaped in small boat out off Vietnam to try reach to this city.
the first boatload of Vietnamese refugees sailed into Darwin harbour on 26 April 1976. Refugee boat arrivals continued for the next few years. About 2000 arrived in this manner by 1982. However, the vast majority of Vietnamese refugees who were re-settled in Australia arrived by plane, after selection by Australian Immigration officials who visited refugee camps in Southeast Asia. About 60,000 were re-settled in this manner by 1982.
I love Darwin. It's a long way from anywhere and hot às hell, but it has its own vibe and the best sunsets I've ever seen.
Not as hot as Kimberley’s
Great Video, not far to go for Karajini and then Kalbarri :) Two amazing Northern WA places! The waterfalls, gorges and pools in Karajini are simply stunning, and the beaches around Kalbarri or beautiful....
Those drone shots at the end were amazing. As a Victorian, you guys might as well be on another planet right now, that's how wildly foreign the NT looks to me. Really beautiful and much more in line with what people usually expect when they think of Australia.
Darwins my favourite Aussie City. Great to see it again. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
the scooters are limited because people keep riding them drunk in the city and getting hurt or running into pedestrians so they toned them down
I just saw this episode for the first time - working back through your content. This has to be one of the cutest episodes. It looks like you had a good time making this video. Loved the cloud effect in the beach.
Go to East Point, Lake Alexander, freshwater swim, free
That "Now Open Under New Wife" sign was there when I went through in 2009.
I first hitch-hiked to Darwin in 1975, to get work rebuilding the place after Cyclone Tracey.
For the first week I had nowhere to stay, so slept on Mindil beach until I could rent a caravan.
Spent 5 years up there driving trucks off the wharf or operating cranes in big factories.
Places we used to swim at night back then are now full of crocs. Thanks for your vids.
Just realised that the Australian outback and Arizona have something in common. The soil of both regions are heavy in oxidised iron (soil has to be very thousands of years old to have this colour).
Both regions are more ancient than that though.
Australia has the oldest continental crust on Earth. The soil on the surface of the Australian outback for example is considered to be be similar to lower layers of the Grand Canyon (4-6 billion years).
It’s like being able to go back in time when you pick up that soil I suppose.
I had a wonderful, long, soothing hot springs, full-of-minerals experience in a creek in Darwin. We stayed at a motel and the creek was in a very quiet but public area behind it, not far from the river. There were little turtles swimming in the water which came out of the earth there. The creek bed was sandy and the water was transparent to the bottom. However, I was looking over my shoulder just in case any crocodiles came up from the river!
I am so glad you enjoyed Darwin. It has some wonderful things in and around to see. Safe travels.
Loved seeing around Darwin. I lived there ‘94-‘04. Not a lot has changed. Stokes Hill wharf has a new Ferris wheel though. I never fed the fish at Doctor’s Gully either😄. The Museum and art gallery of NT was always worth a visit but.. Safe travel friends.
The real reactions in the opening scene out of the pool were classic. Never thought water in the NT would be anything but warm.
I am from Brisbane. I have been up to Darwin 10 times. I love going up there. Exploring something different every time I go. Never get sick of it.
Add New Zealand also, for the return visit. Need to visit Australia's close cousins in NZ , it's lovely
I visited Darwin regularly when I was in the military. I don’t really know what people are referring to when they talk about high crime. I always felt quite safe there even at night.
It's changed alot. Lots of crime caused by the Indigenous.
Keep cruising and enjoy the grove your in, best place to be when travelling across the top end. Looking at your footage you're still taking in the landscape. Tia keep polishing those drone skills, there's some amazing landscapes ahead of you. Sunsets and sunrises and the constant splashing of orange and red makes for some stunning footage. Good luck.
I would assume that you won't be going to see the Bungle Bungles, as Blueberry wouldn't have a chance of making down the entrance road, and tours are likely to be booked out. Bungle Bungles are truly amazing. PS best sunset is Cable beach Broome, coldest pool, Uluru caravan resort
Great video... Take your time driving through the Kimberley region of WA. Try get to Broome (my home town) on a weekend. Do the markets, sunset camel ride. Enjoy.
Looking at your map.thpugh the Kimberly, you have to get to the Bungle Bungles. One of the most amazing places you'll see, better if you get a helicopter like when seeing the Grand Canyon.
Just been to Darwin for the first time and loved it. It’s a great, clean and very busy little city.
I've been following along since you guys arrived in Australia! Welcome by the way!!!!
I'd love to know what your favourite area has been so far & why?
Also, I HIGHLY recommend you visit Tasmania. In terms of biodiversity, & Ancient ecosystems it's one of the most diverse & INCREDIBLE states we have. You can be in crystal clear blue waters on white sand beaches & then drive an hour & be in rocky cliffs with ancient Jurassic type plants. It's insane & is my favourite place on earth ❤
Love your channel!
Another great video, you guys are such a pleasure to watch. The reflection in the creek was stunning. The cow as "bait" and skipping the morning coffee comments are classics 😂.
Was so excited to have you in my home town and couldn't wait to see the vlog.
With my bias I was a bit disappointed as there is so much to our town.
Hope you saw more than what was in the vlog and got out past the 1km radius you showed.
Safe travels!
Nice job guys!😎👍🏻
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Ps The drone shot of the wild buffalo is super cool 👍🏻👍🏻
You definitely know that you are in Buffalo territory up that way guys
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Hey cool people just stumbled across your channel. Love to give you more insight about Brisbane where you were and in Darwin cheers
OK, so I'm glad you did the Lichfield Nat. Parks waterfalls a week or so ago as it was just announced on the NEWS that an elderly man was attacked and hospitalized by a 2 M salty at Wangi falls. Please be careful as you travel through the north. Take care guys.
You two are really talented at filming and video editing.. awesome presentation and composition and so natural and authentic in front of the camera 🎉
Nepalese influence is from the large number of Nepalese students studying at Charles Darwin University and working in town.
As far as sunsets are concerned may I suggest that you take the time to find a viewing spot along the beachfront when you get to Port Hedland? Not the worlds prettiest town, not even in the top 10k of towns but it does have spectacular sunsets thanks to, I believe, all of the iron ore dust in the air from the constant loading of iron ore carriers heading from the port to (mostly) China. I would also suggest a side trip to Derby before you get to Broome. It's a great place to live but is totally unlike Broome, which is all the recommendation it needs. I had the best two years of my single life there in the early '80's. Lots of people were just passing through and ended up spending the rest of their lives there, it's that sort of place.
And pay a quick visit to the Whim Creek pub, just off the road between Port Hedland and the Roebourne/Karratha/Dampier conurbation, just to say that you have been there.
Really enjoying following your visit to Oz. Stay safe.
In 1942-43 there was a series of air raids not only on Darwin but Broome and even Townsville. Down south, Japanese midget submarines got into Sydney Harbour and sank a ship (they were aiming at the USS Chicago). Later the 'mother' ship shelled the coastal part of Sydney.
18:34 - Look at Google Street View for the bridge over the Victoria River near the road house. Current (2018) shows the new bridge - next to it is the old bridge (Feb 2008 - wet season) where the water is ankle deep with people are running behind the car across the bridge!
With patchy reception i havent watched the vid yet. Also im on holiday. Didnt know you guys skipped alice. Sorry to hear it. Its a weird and wonderful town. People will try to scare you out coming here of late and this has really impacted the life of the town it seems. I am here now. Its been fine. Seemed a bit iffy the first day but it really does grow on you. Also meeting up with just one friend that lives here for an afternoon really opened this place up. Yes there is in your face poverty, and there is probably crime. People here have been super nice, except for the bogans which you unfortunately find everywhere here in oz. Anyway happy journeys! We are heading north tomorrow. Cant wait to get to the tropics. Its been so cold!
We did stop in Alice, due to extenuating circumstances 😅 Was a cool little town though.
Agree on the cold! It’s amazing how much the temperature changes after a 10 hours drive.
That ship with the huge bulb-shaped storage is a specialist liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier. Exporting LNG to Asia and parts beyond
Hopefully Fitzroy Crossing opens back up in the next few days so you can get back over west.
Pedestrian safety is why the scooters are limited. There have been far too many accidents with them.
I’m really enjoying your videos, unfortunately I found them after you left Australia. You said in one of them that you failed, but you didn’t. You may not have finished the exact loop of Australia, but you have shown many Australians their own country. Unfortunately I have not been able to travel in my life, but I’m living vicariously through you both and loving everything that you’re doing and sharing. Thank you so much, what a lovely and brave couple you are.
They have returned!
Having lived in Darwin for four years (originally from Adelaide) we loved the Darwin lifestyle. Sure there were problems but they rarely affected our family. Glad you enjoyed the experience. Air conditioning generally solved most of the humidity problems and those blue skies and 30 degree warmth whilst the rest of Autralia freezes! Those nests you potted in the trees are green ant nests. Yes they are green and if you are gam enough to eat them it is like filling your mouth with sherbet! You are amazing ambassadors for your home country and wonderful tour guides for Australians. I love your warmth, humility and innocence as you come to terms with this great country.
The big ship was carrying natural gas. I would love to visit Darwin one day. My g-g-grandfather's brother was one of the first settlers in the city (he was a policeman) in 1870's.
Great work guys. Pity you didn't get to Litchfield National Park. Amazing waterfalls and croc free swimming holes.
well u still have Geikie gorge, Darby, 5 rivers lookout , the bungle bungles, diamond mines, broome and a whole lot more must see..
Your travel vlogs in Australia have been great guys. Keep up the good work .
Thanks for another great video! Next time you are up that way a trip out to Kakadu NP is really worth it.
There are thousands of wonderful Nepalis living and working in Australia in the nursing and medical field. It seems the pandemic caused a lot of staff loss in Australia, so bringing in the Nepalis has helped fill the gap. I’ve been looked after by them many times and even have gained a few as friends.
Mandatory unproven vaccines or loss of job was a massive crime and fraud.
@@BeamRider100 and yet .... if Australia had taken the same approach as Donald Crump, over the peak covid period of 2019-2020 there would have been 80,000 dead Aussies, instead of the 13,000 we did have; and conversely if the USA had taken the same approach as Australia there would be about 840,000 Americans who would still be alive.
I love you guys. I live in Maitland about 30 minutes from Newcastle and 30 minutes from the Hunter Valley Vineyards. I stumbled across your posts a few days ago and binged watched for 7 hours. Being an old Australian I loved the way you see Australia, very interesting and very informative .You have a beautiful wife there mate hang onto her .Very bubbly and funny personality I am really enjoying your channel ,keep up the good work, and I have to say I'm surprised you haven't been picked up by a major network.👍
I enjoyed this, as I knew I would. Love the way you are so down to earth and laid back, just right for this country.
You needed a huntsman to get rid of the fly, though that may have caused more drama than the rego papers 😉
13:11 Notice how the cars in the caryard are reversed in and not facing the street? That's because the front window is more expensive for the car yard to replace when vandals throw rocks at the cars at night.
A lot of Australians have opinions about Darwin that are woefully out of date. I doubt many of those with strong negative opinions have ever been to Darwin.
Exactly! 💯
Yeah most of these people saying don’t go, have probably never been to Darwin. Yes the police can be busy up there but mostly drugs and alcohol, break ins, domestic violence.
Exactly this. As someone who lives in the NT (Alice Springs specifically) the media attention at the beginning of the year was also incredibly harmful. I had interstate family reaching out to me asking if I was ok and encouraging me to move 🙄 meanwhile I feel safer here then when I lived in Melbourne city. but it was all perpetuated by a loud minority of locals who are very conservative politically and want really harsh laws rather then trauma informed strength based approaches.
Worst part is the media attention at the beginning of the year has really harmed our tourist season. Town is normally buzzing this time of year but it's quiet and there are tourism businesses really struggling as a result. At least I can get a carpark easily?
I agree. I lived in Darwin for 4 years and never had an issue whatsoever. Beautiful place
I think it's antipathy towards aborigines that puts people off the NT.
Randomly stumbled onto you guys, love your videos! Great camera work and pacing. Also really cool to see your opinions on Australia. Hope you've had a great time here!
I rode a motorcycle over the bridge you were on (new one was not there). The road had just opened because the Victoria river was going over the bridge. I see they built the new one taller.
15:58 and the Blue Mountains as well
Ahhh Mindil Beach. Man I could tell you some stories about that place!
with the neuron scooters, there might be a setting in the app to turn the speeds up. not too sure tho
OMG! You name your flies too. Boris is in my bathroom at the moment. After about a day or so i feel bad for them so i try to move them outside. Great video yet again!
My Friend lives up there and loves the constant 32 degrees warmth . It has a frontier town vibe to it amongst an Army Airforce Bases. The Squeaker sound in the Mall is a Magpie Shrike Bird. I stayed in Para for a months work and loved the afternoon storms and Flying Foxes swarm covering the sky at dusk. The slow scooters probably due to our road/footpath laws speed limits. you missed the B52 Museum and the Military Museum near Dick ward Drive at Fannie Bay
i was in darwin right after tracy in 74. a big old fashioned heavy round fridge was embedded in a concrete water tower, the library was just the brick piers. you missed the gr8 music scene in darwin mainly held in bunkers . you must try roo, camel , croc , buffalo, sugar ants and lots more . be bold not disappointed!
That's HMAS Stalwart, navy replenishment ship, berthed alongside Fort Hill wharf. I've spent a bit of time on her training the crew.
I didn't know about the tunnels. Loved that bit. Thanks and cheers from Melbourne.
Awesome countryside around Katherine and Mataranka 😊 the gorges and springs, especially Berry Springs
Oil and Gas in Darwin. There are two huge LNG plants there, Japan's Inpex Corporation and USA's Conoco Phillips (now Santos) so that was a LNG ship you saw.
You said "Look at the size of that ship!" and I was waiting for "Tia for scale!"
Another side of the NT infrastructure is that a lot of it is invested in as a critical part of Australian and allied defense strategy. If there's any future major conflict in Asia all of the roads and ports become key logistical arteries and some of the military bases are even being invested in to support tens of thousands of US troops and aircraft being stationed here.
Wow those drone shots at the river! amazing!
Wow of all the hotels you stayed at in Darwin is the same one I stayed at.