Not far to drive today, so we didn't leave too early.
The terrain is changing. The roads aren't as straight and there are larger trees, and we seemed to be driving steadily uphill. There are lots of anthills at the side of the road that look like man made sculputures.
The caravan park at Mataranka Homestead ($29 power & water) is very shady and very dusty!!! The fine red dust gets into everythin and makes your throat feel dry.
We went for a walk to the Waterhouse River. It has freshwater crocs which we are told are not dangerous. (I dont think we will test that though!!!!). Apparently every year after the wet season the rangers check for the big saltwater crocs and if they catch any they take them out of the area. We saw some aboriginal kids looking for turtles at the river and watched them for a while.
The thermal pool had very clear water, was warm, not hot and we enjoyed our swim there. We spent the remainder of the afternoon reading outside our van with visits from a little red kangaroo and several peacocks.
At about 9pm the power was cut off unexpectantly. Not knowing how long this would last, and because we were worried about our 2 fridges being off all night, we took the torch and walked to the main reception building, which was closed, and no staff were around. One of the locals drinking in the dark bar told us it happened all the time and should come back on in an hour or two. Which it did.
Next stop - Kakadu. More blog from there.
Rhonda (Sam) & Pete
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