Another highlight in Katherine is to enjoy a swim in the hot springs just to the west of town. Water bubbles out of the ground at a pleasant 32 degrees and we enjoyed a couple of hours wallowing along with many other tourists and locals.

We arrive in Katherine early and settle into a caravan park about 5 km east of town. A couple of loads of washing, showers and we are ready to explore town which was busy. Famous for it's gorge, floods and WW2 history Katherine is a key centre for pastoralists and communities across Arnhem Land.

Hooray - after nearly 5 months in WA we cross the border into NT but Dad fails to take advantage of the the 130 km/h speed limit! A brief lunch stop at Timber Creek after losing an hour and a half crossing the border and we continue on to a quiet campsite at Flemington catle yards about 50 km west of Katherine.