Blogs from Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 5

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

A weekend to remember, a group of us head down to Litchfield National Park to celebrate Bel's birthday. Belinda, Mark, Cathy, Shane, Jen, Mick Stuart and myself arrive at the lovely Litchfield Holiday park with self contained cabins, pool, bar, restaurant all backing onto the National Park. Fridays celebrations start with a few drinks on the balcony then off to dinner, cake cutting, a game of pool, a few shots and copious amounts of rum we were nudged on just after midnight, bed at 3am. A very rough start to the morning, things picked up with eggs Benedict then off to the back of the park where the Finnis River runs to throw a line in. Next a swim in Buley Rock holes which were flowing with force with the wet season here. Back to our ... read more

Plunge Pool Day, Kakadu and Litchfield NP October 23, 2008 We drove through the southern part of Kakadu National Park very early this morning taking time to go 74 kilometers (roundtrip) on a 4WD road to a waterfall and plunge pool called Gunlom where Joe swam. The signs said to look out for freshwater crocodiles, and I figured that was my job since nobody else there was doing that. Soon it was “Goodbye Kakadu” and we were on the road heading back north toward Darwin. For a while we drove along the train tracks for the “Ghan” train that we will be boarding on the 25th. We made a couple of stops exploring small towns and then turned off the highway to the town of Batchelor where we checked into the Banyan Tree Cabins…a very adorable ... read more