We have been a bit slack with the updates again.... When we arrived in Katherine, we went to the tourist info to find a place to camp. We were keen to go back to Katherine Gorge and camp out there, as we did in 2009, but when we made inquiries we were told we would be $38 poorer every night we camped at the Gorge, and that's a non-powered site!! Not likely! We decided on staying at the historical Springvale Homestead a couple of k's out of town, but first, we ne...

The Savannah Way adventure continues... We stayed at Normanton for three nights, three nights of being lulled to sleep by barking dogs and the unmistakable alcohol-enhanced calls of the local indigenous population. During our stay we went for a day trip to Karumba for a look. Karumba is much like Normanton, just another outback town that prides itself on being the "home of Barramundi". Well, when we visited both towns the Barra must've been out, because we could...