Mix and Karrots 12 month Aussie Adventure

KATHERINE - SATURDAY 7TH JUNE

SHADY PARK CARAVAN PARK 

NITMILUK NATIONAL PARK - KATHERINE GORGE CRUISE

Was woken this morning at 4am by something that sounded like a squeaky toy. I couldn't stop laughing but was annoyed as well that it had woken me up. We had to get up anyway at 6am because we had booked a cruise of Katherine Gorge Cruise out at Nitmiluk National Park and ended up just making it on time.  The park is just 32 kms out of town. There are 13 gorges in total and you can also see Aboriginal rock painting within the gorges. The gorge and river are the spiritual home of the Jawoyn and Dagomen people and providing both food and water. On the way to the boat we were amazed at all the flying foxes congregating in the trees. There must have been thousands of them.
We were on board with several teachers and students from Carey Grammar in Melbourne that were in the Northern Territory for a camp and to visit a remote community and spend time working with the
Aboriginal people.
The cruise was really good and the scenery spectacular. We cruised through 2 gorges stopping in the middle to take photos and to walk to another boat. The sun coming up and the light bouncing off the water was like little diamonds sparkling. A fantastic experience at this time of day.

Flying foxes at Nitimuluk National Park

KATHERINE HOT SPRINGS

Locals and visitors to this area alike love to take a dip in the hot springs that abound in this area both in Mataranka with the Homestead hot springs and Bitter Springs and also the Katherine hot springs where the temperature is a constant 32deg C and is very pleasant for the weary traveller. The springs are located just a 5 minute drive from town and the surrounding grassy banks and shady trees makes for a pleasant picnic area.

EDITH FALLS (LELIYN)

This afternoon we took a trip out to Edith Falls approx 60kms out of Katherine on the Stuart Highway. It is a pretty spot with a camping area, kiosk and toilet block. The falls gush over at quite a rate and everyone there was having a great time swimming around from kids to older people. I didn't go in as it looked a bit cold for me but Keith did and had a very pleasant swim out to the falls and back (150m).