Indo Pacific Marine Darwin

Today we decided to have a walk round the town, we waked towrads the lagoon stopping at the Chinese temple for a look round, a little bit randomly placed but nice to look round then we walked down to the front, where the lagoon is and a man made wave pool. I hadnt brought my costume but Elisa went for a swim in the lagoon which was actually really …

... we stocked up on ice and diesel before again heading into the city. Our first 'port' of call was the Darwin Wharf and Indo Pacific Marine for a quick stroll around in search of a remnant of coral for Verdi's parents 35th wedding anniversary (Coral ...

... bit of a walk (all good exercise, or at least coming back up the hill would be) and I soon found myself outside the Indo-Pacific Marine Center. Curious, I paid some money and went in. It's run by John and his wife who 30 years ago set up coral reef ...

... Springs instead of taking the more expensive 23-hour bus ride. Before our flight though Alex wanted to hit the Indo-Pacific Marine aquarium in Darwin. It was quite a walk from town, but an interesting little exhibition. Our short flight left in the ...

... it was easy to touch the fish. Saturday 20th June 2009 Another day to see some museum stuff for the girls today.  The Indo-Pacific Marine Exhibition was a bit exy for what we got.  One large (~7m x ~4m) sea water marine eco-system and a ...

... to collect and establish onshore marine ecosystems highlighting the unique features of the coral reefs which abound in Darwin waters. Indo Pacific Marine is the longest established man made visitor facility in the Northern Territory. The exhibition is ...

... up (along with housing prices). We went down to the waterfront complex and visited the Indo Pacific Marine which bills itself as “Darwin’s most interesting attraction”.  Having stepped warily inside and then surreptitiously tiptoed ...

... I shared a barramundi red curry and noodles from the Chinese take-away - very nice! After lunch we headed to the Indo-Pacific Marine, which is essentially a private aquarium run by a very passionate old man. Between him and his wife they have spent 70 ...

... to the museum/art gallery which was interesting (and cool).  We drove to the harbour precinct but decided against the indo Pacific marine tour at $18 each.  Also didn’t bother with the WWII tunnels.  We wandered about town which was ...