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Lake Argyle
Best buddiesWith our clean car (not for long) we left Kununurra and headed toward the boarder . Our last stop before crossing into the NT was a night at Lake Argyle. Wow, what a massive expanse of water. We drove over the Ord River Dam wall and had a picnic across from the pump station. The afternoon was spent in the amazing and terribly cold infinity pool looking out over the Lake. As we entered the Northern Territory PB and I were excited to see where the next part of our adventure would take us. The first night in the NT we camped in The Keep River National Park (goodbye clean car). The limestone formations are similar to the Bungles (but a lot easier to access!) We got a fantastic view of the park on our late afternoon walk around the escarpment. We moved onto The Gregory NP the next day and camped by The Victoria River. Paul was thrilled to catch his first Barramundi off the banks. He came walking through the bush carrying his prize and was greeted by many fellow campers waiting to check it out. PB tried to further his luck during the next few days (as did
Lake Argyle
Picnic below the dam wall neighbouring campers) with no joy. Katherine was our next stop and we ended up staying for a few days. The kids loved exploring the town. Jack was particularly interested in the display at the museum of the last major floods. Of course we also had to visit the train station to see The Ghan arriving. One of the stewards gave the boys a bag each which they have been carrying around with them. We spent a lazy morning sitting in the Katherine Hotsprings. The following morning we did the Baruwei walk at Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge). From here we had a great view of the first gorge and 17 mile valley. From Katherine town we took a short drive to the next camp at Edith Falls. The lower pool provided us with a great spot to cool off in the afternoon, even with the fresh water crocs. The walk to the upper pools for a picnic lunch the following morning was probably the most enjoyable climb that we have had. We walked with another family whose 5 year old daughter and Jack battled for leadership on the trail. Hence it was a quick climb with no complaints of “are we nearly
Lake Argyle
standing on the dam wall overpass there”. The waterfall and pools at the top were beautiful and we all enjoyed a leisurely swim. We spent a couple of nights camping at The Douglas Hotsprings, enjoying the crystal clear warm (and sometimes hot) water. We have recently read that a 3 metre salt water croc had been captured there only days earlier and that the park should have been closed to swimming! We certainly are in croc country now. I read recently that there are estimated over 100000 crocodiles in the NT. We are heading toward Darwin now and hope you have enjoyed sharing in our adventures via the blog. We have all been keeping well and have avoided injury apart from Finn sticking 3 coco pops in his nose and Jack getting a tick stuck to him. We are enjoying the tropical heat and hope all of you at home are surviving the cold winter. Until our next blog, keep safe. Love Nicki, Paul, Jack and Finn.
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Jess Dent
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LOVE this photo!!!