Blogs from Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania

On the way to Litchfield we stayed at Douglas Daly Tourist Park. We had it all to ourselves, very nice gardens and great spots to fish or swim on the Douglas River. Peter tried to catch some prawns, he only got one in the pot which we made into an omlette for breakfast. The Douglas Hot Springs are nearby so we went to have a look and maybe a swim. Way Too Hot! There is a sign warning that the thermal spring is very hot but of course we had to test for ourselves. We reackon it is almost at boiling point. Up the river it is better and good for swiming. Litchfield has some great water holes and falls for swimming. We went for a dip in Florence Falls, it is well worth the 150 ... read more

Camping at Buley Rockholes(BR )with trip out to Wangi Falls(WF) (5470 km to 5535 km ).... read more

Today we headed to Litchfield National Park, about 130km south of Darwin. We had our lunch packed for a picnic, and our swimmers ready to explore some of the waterfalls and rock pools that had been recommended. Our first stop were the magnetic termite mounds. The magnetic termite builds these 2 metre high mounds and a blade shape. This is done to best take advantage of the environment in which they live – the sun beats down on the mound only in a few places, and it also catches the cooler wind currents. There were hundreds of these mounds in the field we could see. Across the road were the taller and more rounded cathedral termite mounds. The tallest we saw was over 5 metres. These have the appearance of a dribble castle that you might ... read more

Leaving Katherine we head north on our way to the Litchfield National Park. We stop at Edith Falls on the way and check out the campground and lake. We also call in to Robin Falls. Our next stop is Adelaide River where we visit the War Cemetery, this is such a beautiful place and so well looked after. It was very moving to walk around the War Cemetery and the General Cemetery next to it and read the names of so many young men and women. Litchfield National Park was our next destination, inside the park we stopped at the magnetic termite mounds, Buley Rockhole - great spot but too crowded and Florence Falls whcih was just lovely, we had a swim here and were able to see quite a lot of fish swimming around very ... read more

Litchfield National Park to Darwin Our morning travels started after the mozzies cleared, and we soon made our way to Bark Hut Inn along the Arnhem Highway to get just enough fuel to get us to a bigger (and cheaper) stop. (11.5L @ 173.5c/L). After being advised by a worker here that Fogg Dam was beautiful and worthwhile checking out, we stopped at this location not far from Humpty Doo – only to find an abundance of wetland birds, and a similar abundance in avid birdwatchers each clinging to their binoculars with a distasteful look at us as we arrived-as though us youngins’ may scare away the precious birdlife. Continuing on, we checked out the Didgeridoo Hut, and later fuelled up at Noonaman (51.1L @ 158.7c/L). From here we headed south towards Litchfield, passing the ... read more