Category Archives: Nothern Territory

Katherine Birthday Trip

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Claire surprised me with a trip to Katherine staying at the new Cicada Lodge (or as she pronounces it, kick-arda). It was in January so we couldn’t swim anywhere there, but we took a boat trip down and got to see some of the Gorge itself.

I’m hardly used to staying in fancy resorts instead of a tent, but I really liked the place, and the food was really good. Here I am on the balcony… note actually the Melbourne is mine 😉

On the way back home we thought we stop at Edith. It was open, the second pool was available to swim in, and no one was there! It is usually a really popular spot, given it was open for swimming on a weekend, I was amazed that we were the only ones there.

Surprise and Sandy Creek falls solo

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Went around the back of litchfield by myself. It was virtually dead – I seem to remember the V8’s were on.

Funny story is I took a photo of myself pumping up my tyres to prove to Claire that I use the air compressor. Months later I lost my camera – the person who found it tracked me down using my rego plate from that snap!


Water crossing is scary – probably never doing it again!

Butterfly Gorge – 22/09/13

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We decided to take our good friends Tom & Ails down to Butterfly Gorge. It is a series of rock pools in a narrow gorge with very steep and beautiful escarpment.

The 4WD trip was nice, I do love getting out on the tracks, but I have to admit I like the softer tracks more. We got there and there was barely anyone there, and that was the same for most of the day, which always makes for a good trip.

Claire and I had been there before, but it is still one of the best places to go for a swim. We entertained ourselves with a makeshift water slide down a rock, Tom being the most awkward, and Claire being the one who managed to put a large bruise on herself. Of course.

I would highly recommend everyone sees Butterfly Gorge at least once.


Me at the entrance. Gotta love crocs-n-sox


Claire and me in one of the pools

Kakadu without the Swimming

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We went to Kakadu for the night with Claire’s parents. Managed to see Ubirr, Yellow Water cruise, and Nourlangie. We stayed in the crocodile, so technically we did swim, but it was the pool – not quite the same thing.

The first night we went to Ubirr but it was very cloudy and we didn’t get a sunset. The second day we got up early and went to the Yellow Water cruise, and later went to Ubirr again, this time the sky was clear and it was a great sunset. That night was amazing as it was the night of a supermoon, which was rising directly behind the sunset.

 

 


Sunrise to the front


Supermoon behind us