Back to NT

After Purnalulu we headed back into NT, first stop was to be Katherine however, many gorges are still closed and canoeing still suspended as there is still too much water around. We decided to stock up on supplies and head north and catch Katherine on our third (and last) time through on our way home.


Road Trains!!!
The roads are now crowded with these mothers as it is droving season with much of the cattle being rounded up and road trained to the ports (Broome, Wymdham, Derby, Darwin) as live export to Asia. You really have your heart in your mouth when overtaking these things and if they are coming towards you on some of the narrower back roads ....look out..they don't move over.



A calm moment in our sporadic attempts at "school on the road". The writing of journals has been a somewhat tortured task as the distractions are many. However, Miss Jenny is keeping her pupils in line...most of the time.

Above are below are at Edith Falls just north of Katherine. This was on of the most beautiful campsites with nice water falls and good walks, swimming holes etc. Another hidden treasure. Less attractive was our first encounter with the Cane Toad....foul beastie.



The goggles get a good workout in these holes. There is so much to see under the water..some things you would rather not see...this is now croc country. Oliver is attempting to attract one in the foreground by swimming like a dead chicken.