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

We reluctantly left Lake Argyle and headed back into Kununurra to pick up my phone, but first we visited the Minjira National Park, a.k.a the “mini Bungles”, a consolation prize for the real thing still being inaccessible by road. It was a short hot walk, the rock formations were very cool indeed, and after a quick visit to the police station to collect my phone (which smelled like beer but was otherwise still working), we were soon on our way. We decided to spend the night at the Gregory National park, and were relieved to find the campsites at a reasonable distance from the water (we could hear it but not see it) and there was one other couple there who reassured us we were (reasonably) safe from the crocs. The night was clear and moonless, ... read more

18th November, 2012. After breaky, we checked out of the Hidden Valley Tourist Park and went to Woollies to restock our supplies. Our first stop was Wangi Fall, Litchfield National Park. The view was magical and the sound of the water crashing into the pool was very pleasant. There were warning signs for crocodiles and one could be seen under the water near the viewing platform. It was a fresh water croc about 1.5 metres long and it didn't move the entire time we were watching. This didn't deter us (or anybody else) from having a dip in this clear, freshing pool. Daniel and the girls even swam all the way to the waterfall and back. We decided to camp here for the night and besides the annoying insects, it was a pleasant evening. Falling asleep ... read more

Crossed the border into the Northern Territory late in the afternoon, the speed limit on Northern Territory is 130km/h rather than the 110km/h throughout Western Australia, so enjoy speeding! By now, the weather is really really hot and humid, I think I mentioned this already, but it feel like I was in water, can't breath, and the mosquito problem got worse!!! Waves and waves of them attacked us, all night... we made one over night stop over somewhere between Kununurra and Litchfield and again at another free rest area... By then I was really really tired, the humidity had got to me really big... had few drinks after dinner, was too hot to sleep in the campervan, so tried to sleep on a bench... ended up with over 200 mosquito bites, that is when I stopped ... read more

Surprise Creek Falls(SC) via the Reynolds River track(RRT) to Buley Rock Holes(BR) with visit to Florence Falls(FF)(5407 km to 5470 km). Lovely drive RRT but can be slow going at times with numerous river crossings, soft sand and few bumps.... read more