We didn't wake up until 8am this morning but the kids helped pack up the caravan and so it didn't take long for us to hit the road. It took us about three and a half hours to drive to Darwin as we hit several sets of road works and got stuck behind some enormous road trains. We found the caravan park easily and were given a great site next to the camp kitchen, pool and jumping pillow. It's a Big 4 park and reviews were mixed on the Internet but so far so goo...

We all had a lovely lazy start to the day as had no plans to go anywhere. Katharine made pancakes for breakfast again and we eventually got down to some schoolwork. The kids seemed to fly through it and once they were finished they established a secret club in the trees behind the caravan. They took the picnic mat and all their games and books and played quite happily for the rest of the afternoon letting Nick and I read in peace for hours!! We eventually m...

Woke up early this morning as Anna had climbed into bed with us around 430am after a nightmare where two worms were chasing her and biting her toes! It seemed cooler this morning and so after breakfast we headed North to explore Edith Falls. We took the Leliyn Track, a 2.6km loop walk that climbed up a steep hill initially and took us to the Upper Pool. The kids were not keen after walking Katherine Gorge but once we reached the pool they were very happy. T...

Nick and I had a bit of a sleep in this morning as the kids played quietly in their beds until 8am. Katharine made everyone pancakes for breakfast and it was a double batch of mixture so it took a while. Nick supervised while I did some laundry and then it was time for schoolwork. By mid-morning the boys had had enough of my English grammar lesson and Nick had to take over before it all ended in tears! We had lunch and then went for a drive around Katherine...

We were woken up around 6am with the usual comings and goings of the caravan park but drifted in and out of sleep until about 8 when the boys started commando rolling on their bed again. The ants had invaded the kitchen and the oven overnight so it took a while to sort them out before we could relax with a coffee. We decided to skip school this morning and head off to Katherine Gorge before it got too hot as at 9am it was already 25 degree, humid and sticky. ...