Arriving at Katherine, we fueled up & tripped out to the gorge. Katherine Gorge Resort was a third rate van park where all the vans were so close that our awnings almost touched. After so much driving lately we were becoming very jaded what with packing & unpacking every day, filling up in the morning & then driving for 5 or so hours. We had decided to stay a couple of days but the poor conditions & ridiculously high prices changed our minds & we didn’t even stop to do the gorge. Leaving the next morning we proceeded to Edith Falls, 100K up the road, great once again. While there we agreed to push on to Kakadu & then slow down. Returning to Katherine, we stocked up on food & fuel. Then drove to Pine Creek, a classic old gold mining town where we could get a hotel room cheaper than a camping space. After a look around we drove to Harriet Creek, just outside of Kakadu, to stay the night. Chatted to some very nice people, one couple introduced themselves ( Una & Dave) as they said they kept seeing our van at various places & we were obviously doing the same route. We had both picked the same spot for the next night, Kambolgie camp ground in Kakadu. Let’s see what happens.
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| Lower Edith Falls |
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| Plunge pool, Edith Falls |
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| Upper Edith Falls |
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| Pine Creek |
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| Abandoned open cut mine now flooded |
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| An example of a small termite mound |
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| Mother & child |
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| Katherine Gorge pool |
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| First midges, then flies, then mice, now fruit bats |
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