Last night we were both exhausted, from the dry heat of Darwin, the rigors of getting approved to rent our camper, and the trauma of provisioning it! So, we only went next door for dinner.
It turned out to be Char @ Admiralty, purported to be "Darwin's newest fine dining" restaurant. It was a great choice - we sat outside under an ancient frangipani, watched a delightful sunset, and were treated to excelent and unusual food and exceptional, really exceptional, service, without any attitude.
Today, we slept in, so Mike missed his intended run. It was our plan to have a long day driving, and we set out at about 9:30am. Not much exciting on the way. The Stuart Highway south was populated by grey nomads and huge road trains. Only occasional yobbos in utes threatened the posted 130km/hr speed limit - we understand that any speed limit at all is an innovation in the Northern Territory, and was strongly opposed.
We stopped at Adelaide River to look at what's supposed to be the only War Cemetery in Australia. It contains the graves of servicemen killed in the Japanese air raids on Darwin in WW2. Like all war graves, kept beautifully, and very moving to visit.
We filled up (diesel) at Katherine, before getting a bit lost looking for the turn off to the Victoria Hwy west towards Kunnunurra. Navman pointed us correctly, but there was absolutely no signposting so we didn't believe him at first. Katherine was depressing - a very strong aboriginal problem is evident there, no suitable cafe was apparent, so we didn't hang around, and had lunch at a rest-stop.
Overnighting at Victoria River campsite, our first night in this van, but we have a powered site which will keep the aircon going & the fridge cold.
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Sounds like you're well underway with your trip. The weather back home is really rough, so enjoy the warmer weather. Still in Toowoomba, wet, cold and windy. Looking forward to the coast.
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