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We left Darwin and made our way to Kakadu National Park where we spent two nights. We explored the plant and animal life at two beautiful wetlands, did some croc spotting, walked through some amazing Aboriginal shelters and art sites at Nourlangie Rock and looked through the Warradjan Cultural Centre. The Bushmans repellent got a good workout and we may have been tempted to stay on another night, but for the mosquitos.
On route to Katherine we had a very brief and chilly dip at Edith Falls. We enjoyed more thermal springs in town and spent an afternoon at one of Katherine Gorge’s thirteen gorges.
Out trip from Katherine to Kununurra was spectacular as we wound our way through the rugged Gregory National Park and along the scenic Victoria River. Upon crossing the border into WA we lost all the fruit, veggies and honey that we were unable to squeeze into our tummies at morning tea. We were so relieved that we did not do a big food shop that morning (we very nearly did!). The remarkably unique Boab tree made it’s first appearance in NT but grew in numbers as we approached the WA border, by which time we were all in chorus with “look at that one!!”
We are now in Kununurra for two nights on our way across to Broome. It has been our hottest stop on the trip (and probably will be), peaking at a baking 35 degrees on both days. What a contrast to chilly NSW! Kununurra has a strangely appealing landscape with its Boab trees and the rocky wonders of the Hidden Valley.
We are gob smacked at our impeccable timing on our trip…we have managed to coincide with big crowd events in a many of the towns we have visited, making accommodation and sightseeing very frustrating at times! We were followed by the Crusty Demons and Stardust Circus up the east coast (or did we follow them?....). Then there was the annual show at Mount Isa, the show and Camel Cup in Alice, the Darwin show, the Kununurra Rodeo and now we cannot get accommodation in Broome thanks to Ladies Day and The Broome Cup!! We are talking about arriving in these towns the very day/s that these events are on. We’re not sure that we could have even arranged this if we wanted to!
Please note, long blog-free periods can be attributed to patchy 3G network coverage across the more remote parts of the country.
On route to Katherine we had a very brief and chilly dip at Edith Falls. We enjoyed more thermal springs in town and spent an afternoon at one of Katherine Gorge’s thirteen gorges.
Out trip from Katherine to Kununurra was spectacular as we wound our way through the rugged Gregory National Park and along the scenic Victoria River. Upon crossing the border into WA we lost all the fruit, veggies and honey that we were unable to squeeze into our tummies at morning tea. We were so relieved that we did not do a big food shop that morning (we very nearly did!). The remarkably unique Boab tree made it’s first appearance in NT but grew in numbers as we approached the WA border, by which time we were all in chorus with “look at that one!!”
We are now in Kununurra for two nights on our way across to Broome. It has been our hottest stop on the trip (and probably will be), peaking at a baking 35 degrees on both days. What a contrast to chilly NSW! Kununurra has a strangely appealing landscape with its Boab trees and the rocky wonders of the Hidden Valley.
We are gob smacked at our impeccable timing on our trip…we have managed to coincide with big crowd events in a many of the towns we have visited, making accommodation and sightseeing very frustrating at times! We were followed by the Crusty Demons and Stardust Circus up the east coast (or did we follow them?....). Then there was the annual show at Mount Isa, the show and Camel Cup in Alice, the Darwin show, the Kununurra Rodeo and now we cannot get accommodation in Broome thanks to Ladies Day and The Broome Cup!! We are talking about arriving in these towns the very day/s that these events are on. We’re not sure that we could have even arranged this if we wanted to!
Please note, long blog-free periods can be attributed to patchy 3G network coverage across the more remote parts of the country.
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