There was a carefree time in Darwin when a diverse group of people regularly gathered on a waterfront rock , drank , joked , enjoyed life . Naturally , they became known as the rocksitters . They even drew up rules for using the rock which strictly said no naughtiness could be indulged in on the hard surface .
Today that rock no longer exists-a bolt of lighting blew it apart , the relentless sea washed away the remains .
Today that rock no longer exists-a bolt of lighting blew it apart , the relentless sea washed away the remains .
Adjacent to where the rock used to be there is a plaque with some details of the rocksitters , which includes the fact that there had been rock sit in competitions , one won by a group in New Zealand. A flight of stairs leads down the cliff providing a view of where the famous rock once stood.
