Darwin 12th May 2011 After 4 months of travel we have finally made it to Darwin. Our hosts were Kerrie, Cameron, Tom and their huge dog Buddy whom the boys just adored…(yes they want a dog now and promise to look after it…Jo is not convinced). They allowed us to set our camper up in their yard and it was great spending time with them all. The boys just loved playing with Tom and their day revolved around when Tom would be home from school as they wanted to b...

Litchfield National Park 8th May 2011 This park was absolutely fantastic…swimming, great scenery and a campground practically to ourselves (just us and another family). We camped at Buley Rockholes which is a series of crystal clear rock pools that are just great for swimming. We would wander over from the campground early in the morning and again in the afternoon when we would have the pools to ourselves. The boys especially liked the top pool where they cou...

Edith Falls – Nitmuluk National Park 5th May A last minute decision led us to Edith Falls (60km NE of Katherine)…Absolutely beautiful…we ended up staying four days…so glad we made the detour. We picked a nice shady campsite…had some lunch…and before long Max and Archie were all set up doing some painting (part of Max’s school work was to paint a self portraits…it was quite funny…Max even included the scar on his forehead). The portraits were...

Katherine - 2nd May. We arrived in Katherine mid morning and decided to stay at a caravan park in town rather than stay out at the national park as Roy had a few work things on the go and needed internet and phone access. After stocking up with supplies we had a pretty lazy afternoon swimming in the pool and getting sorted. Roy decided that a bottle of wine was in order and took Archie with him into town. As they were walking past Woolworths they heard someone y...

Mataranka - Saturday 30th April to Monday 2nd May 2011. Mataranka - the town of thermal springs.We took a look and quick dip at Mataranka Thermal Pool (Rainbow Springs) before deciding where to stay (campground or the National Park).The area around the thermal pools had been quite damaged from the recent floods so it certainly didn't look its best…but apart from being a bit crowded the thermal pool was warm and the boys enjoyed themselves (Roy and I agreed i...