Darwin, Australia

We say goodbye to Darwin, Australia.

We see a beautiful sunset as we head into the Arafura Sea (GPS S 12 11.2407, E 130 26.5013).



UNREP (Underway Replenishment) from USNS John Ericsson. In this photo, USNS Mercy has shot a line across to the John Ericsson, which will be used to bring over a heavier line and eventually the fuel lines will connect to the Mercy (GPS S 10 51.5298 E 132 21.4638).



The last rays of sunset at the beach in Darwin, Australia.



In Darwin, Australia, at the beach, someone is flying a large parachute shaped kite.



An American military memorial at the park in Darwin. The plaque on the right honors 2nd LT Buel, an American fighter pilot who lost his life protecting a convoy along northern Australia in February 1942. The 4 inch gun was recovered from the USS Peary, an American destroyer that was sunk four days later at Darwin on 19 February 1942, when Darwin was attacked by Japanese bombers. (The Japanese dropped more tons of bombs on Darwin in WWII than they did on Pearl Harbor.) The gun points toward the last resting place of the Peary.



The park in Darwin Australia.



Shell checks out downtown Darwin, Australia. We weren't allowed to bring anything off the ship but ourselves when we visited Darwin, so this is as close as Shell got.