Blogs from Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 3

I was just so excited about Litchfield National Park. Not only had we heard that it was one of the highlights of the Northern Territory, but we were meeting up with the Fitzpatrick family when we got there. The lovely Fizz (or Colin - mate of mine I met in Leeds over 10 years ago), his wonderful wife Tani (a Kiwi and all round great friend who lived in Leeds for years with Fizz) their daughter Phoebe (one very very cool ‘just turned 2’ year old) and bump (wee brother to be for Phoebs) who live in Darwin. We kind of managed to completely miscalculate how long the journey would take us from Kakadu to get there and arrived about 2 hrs later than planned to find that Fizz and Tani had saved a pitch for ... read more

Day 147 - Litchfield National Park Hurrah, it’s still lovely and hot! Bring on the humidity because we just can’t get enough! Our only suggestion is that the humidity sods off when the sun goes down and doesn’t come back until just before the sun goes down again! That seems fair and proper! We didn’t sleep well, it was a tad warm! Oh well, no drama! The alarm went off early because we wanted to do a few walks before the heat of the day took hold. Gone was my initial idea of doing part of the Tabletop Track which is the long distance 39km bushwalking circuit close by. I’d been tempted by the Greenant Creek to Wangi Falls at 8.4km or the Walker Creek to Florence Falls at 10.7km. Both completely within our capabilities but ... read more

11-8-09 Off to town today to get Prescription, book into Drs, flash lube for car, Jockey plate etc all those little things that take time. Went & saw Centrelink for an appointment & walked out with a heap of forms to fill in, honest they want to know how many times you go to the loo each day, what time & what you did. UNREAL !!!! We have to see them Friday ( Yippee ) We then decided to go to The Catalyst Club for lunch. We both had a burger & a little drinkies , it was nice after the stress of Centrelink. We got home & we had new neighbours , two very nice couples, all professionals & on holidays for a month in NT. They have been doing it for 5 years now. ... read more

Litchfield National Park was full of special places for Kornies5+2. Wangi Falls was a busy, but impressive waterfall. Florence Falls provided another picturesque spot for a swim and we met our first water snake…a harmless python, although I did not know this initially and was almost ready to evacuate the entire waterhole! We enjoyed a picnic lunch at Buley’s Rock Holes and I think even Hamish, our Kakadu tour guide, would have been proud of our spread. Nana Deanna and Papa Harry joined the rock jumping ranks, as they plummeted into a small, but deep pool. Even Jojo got some air! We enjoyed dinner each night at Lake Bennett Wilderness Resort, overlooking a serene sunset over the water. The kids’ meals came with ice cream, but, one night, the adults ended up with the ice ... read more

DAY 261 Amazingly I am out of bed first again this morning, nature’s anaesthetic has taken hold of Andy he is still sleeping, well maybe just trying to wake up. By the time I grab my things, have a wash and get back to camp Andy is up and about, we have two water bottles ready, hats and suitable footwear, not to mention a little bit of enthusiasm for the short walk through the Treetops and round the top of Wangi Falls. We decided to walk early catching a little bit of the cool morning before the sun heats up. We know that going over the top of the falls there is very little shade and a midday walk would be way too hot. We set off out of the camp site past the kiosk, down ... read more