Drove south from Litchfield N.P. on a very hot day and out of the blue a herd of about 20 cattle raced across the road in front of us with no warning. Pete managed to brake just in time to avoid them and we were grateful there was no road train behind us.
Katherine is situated on the Katherine River and is considered a big town in this part of Aussie, and the Stuart Highway runs through the town. We checked into Knotts Crossing Caravan Park ($39, power, water, ensuite) and after settting up drove into town to book our boat trip to Katherine Gorge for the next day.
The next morning we drove 30km out of town to Nitmiluk National Park (Katherine Gorge).
Nitmiluk is the Aboriginal name for the gorge and means cicada country. Our boat trip took us to 3 of the deep sandstone gorges which have been carved out by the Katherine River. We changed boats 3 times to get to the 3 gorges, with our guide (Chris) explaining the history of the gorge and its indiginous owners. There were no waterfalls to see as the gorges are almost at their lowest point, but the towering cliff walls were an awesome sight. Before leaving on the last boat we were given the opportunity to swim in the rock pools. On the way back we saw several fresh water crocs, sunning themselves on the banks.
Spent the remainder of the day relaxing and preparing the van for our journey tomorrow. It will be goodbye Northern Territory and hello to Western Australia.
More from W.A.
Rhonda (Sam) & Pete
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