Back into Katherine for fuel and food then onto Edith Falls. Again we are wondering if this country can possibly get any more beautiful???! Apparently it can, but today it wouldn't seem that way. After spending quite a bit of money on the cruise and accommodation to see Katherine Gorge we have been blessed to be able to spend two days at the most glorious place yet, Edith Falls, and for next to nothing. We were able to share a large site with the Hunters (a fanta...

After leaving Mataranka we drove to Katherine to do some groceries and check out the information centre. Then onto Nitmiluk National park, just out of Katherine at Katherine gorge. We had a lovely shady site in a bushland setting but with a resort-style pool just at our doorstep, which is where we spent the afternoon! In fact the kids got in and out a few times then stayed in til after dark with their new found mates while we had happy hours! Next morning we got ...

Well, we have enjoyed two days of Mataranka magic! This place is divine! Where we have been swimming is a natural thermal spring which opens up into a large deep waterhole. It then gets narrow and becomes more like a creek but still deeper than my height. The water is body temperature so you never get cold or hot so you can swim for hours! There is a gentle current which allows you to float ever so gently down the creek for about 100 metres. It is crystal clear s...

Another couple of hours drive north to Daly Waters, the location of the first airstrip in the NT. It was used to refuel early international flights and then a WW2 rear guard airbase during the bombing of Darwin. We stayed at the Daly Waters pub in the caravan/camping grounds. After setting up and lunch we had a swim in the pub pool then chilled out in the aircon for a couple if hours before heading over to the beer garden for happy hour and entertainment. The boy...

Wow! What a spot! We were reminded again that sometimes the most simple and free things can be the most perfect. Longreach waterhole (a free camp) is like a long wide freshwater river and a haven for bird life and water creatures. It was so much like summer (35 degrees) and felt like home (Glenbawn) that we had a very special day. We spent the day relaxing, doing puzzles, playing games, swimming, playing in the water and watching the multitude of different types ...