http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Northern Territory , Litchfield National Park en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:35:49 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:35:49 UTC Plunge Pool Day Kakadu and Litchfield NPOctober 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 http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-337910.html After a very lazy Sunday morning we went to Linda and Amanda's hostel to hang out round the pool and then head to the Mindal Beach Sunset Markets. They were cool I could have spent a fortune. We had an eat and got a niiiiice fruit juice and I treated myself to a new dress. There was also this band that consisted of a didgeridoo and drums. They were real good phat drum and bass beats with an a http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-335035.html What a busy day Firstly the big boys went off driving down the 4WD track close by to our campsite but they didn't think much of it. Bron was concerned about any damage to her Kia. Then we headed off for a tour of many of the highlights of Litchfield. We started by finding the Lost City. The sign to get to the Lost City has been amusing me for the last couple of days. Getting there is via a http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-331857.html Packed up the Kakadu campsite and left the National Park with a heavy heart. One more swim in the Cooinda pool cooled us down before the long drive ahead. The road out of Kakadu is a long one since the park covers more than 20000 square kilometres. We drove through beautiful flood plains over the alligator river in many spots through groves of different trees and termite mounds and grey rock http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-331454.html AnneMarie and I went on a tour to Litchfield Park today which included a Jumping Croc Cruise. We did the croc cruise first on the Adelaide River the staff on the boat dangle maet over the side of the boat on a long stick and the crocodiles come up and jump to catch the food. We saw lots of crocs and some of them jumped really high for the meat it was amazing. It was a bit strange though and the http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-328147.html We arrived at Litchfield NP and decided to stay at the Park campsite at Wangi Falls instead of the Caravan Park. We spent the entire afternoon swimming in the pool at the base of the falls.The next morning we explored Tolmer and Florence falls before making our way to Katherine.We got up very early the next day to board a breakfast cruise along KatherineNitmiluk Gorge it was a beautiful mornin http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-322192.html Monday July 21stWe went downtown today to try and lodge our tax returns first off. This was unsuccessful because it was just over our heads and we didnrsquot want to mess something out and lose out on money. Mike went for a haircut so Katja and I walked around the town. Once Mike was done we met up we went to the local Travellers Auto Barn to top up on power steering fluid talk about an oil cha http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-316043.html We continued our adventures to Litchfield national park. Here one of the main places we visited was Walkers Creek which was a lovely quiet bushwalk of 3.5km. Again with it being so hot it was nice and refreshing to cool down with a dip in the springwater river. It was really relaxing with no one else around. After this we stopped at Wangi Falls which is a beautiful spot for swimming and walking http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-307000.html In Litchfield National Park on our way to a campsite we stopped and saw Magnetic Termite Mounds. The termites build them very skinny and pointy at the top like a mohair hairdo. They face East for the morning sun to warm the inside and face West to keep the mound warm overnight.We got to Buley Rockhole and set up camp. The water was very cold and very deep and places. We found a rock with a http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-306352.html We left Darwin on Saturday to go to Litchfield National Park. We camped at Buley Rockhole. It was nice down at the Rockhole. We went under the waterfall. There were about 12 rockholes that you could go in. Saw a snake about 1m long on the bank at the rockholes as we were leaving.Just looked at Florence Falls but got to swim at Wangi Falls. There was a warm pool in the side of the rocks ne http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-306335.html Saw the Magnetic Termite Mounds. The termites build these mounds flat facing East and West and the skinny sides NorthSouth. These mounds are built in the flood areas and get warmth from the morning sun wait out the heat of the day in the middle of the mound and in the evening go to the West face to keep warm. Amazing smart termites. Florence Falls 4WD camp was full. Went back to Buley Rock http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-305851.html Today was the day the Stobie and Fisher families would be parting for a while and hope to catch up in Adelaide later in the year. They are off to explore the east coast while we explore the west. We backed up the tent and said our sad goodbyes. We thought that we would buy lunch in Bachelor as we had ran out of food but it all looked terrible so we bought some sausages and bread and headed to Berr http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-304259.html The night wind arrived as it had the night before but we are learning to sleep through it. We all headed to the Magnetic Termite Mounds to learn about the 100 species of termites which live in The Top End. It was really interesting and the mounds can grow to over 6m high in 5080 years. We then drove to the Tolmer falls to have a look and from the viewing platform we could see the beautiful Litchf http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-304258.html We had a rough nights sleep as the wind really picked up at about midnight and did not settle until about 9am. It was also quiet cool in the mornings until about 11am and I didn't take any jumpers. We were all very keen to explore the park and our first destination was to The Lost City. To get there you drive about 10km along a narrow 4WD track and arrive at large sandstone blocks and majestic pil http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-304257.html We were organised and ready to travel to Litchfield National Park today. We first stopped in the little town of Batchelor which had a beautiful tropical feel about it. We visited the Information centre which had no more information than we already had. We met the Stobie family at the Florence Falls camping area and we were not sure if we would be able to get their van in and out of the 4WD area an http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-304256.html Gestern um 1100 Uhr auf zur letzten Etappe Litchfield NP. Ich kann es nicht lassen. Das Gelenk wird immer mit Wasser gekuehlt. Nur nicht ueberlasten. Erster Halt Florence Falls. Ich kann es nicht glauben. Frisches Wasser ohne Crocs und baden nicht verboten. Hinein ins Nass und mit den Forellen um die Wette schwimmen. Wo ist der naechste Campingplatz 300m auf unbefestigten Strassen. Das ist ega http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-274593.html day 6 ended up beautifully. We were in a beautiful spot over looking the yarra and downtown melbourne and the mcgarenalexas centre. We had a large group of people and were surrounded by other park goers. The weather was a delight. Sunny moderate temperature. cold beer huge barbie of chicken snags and burgers. the best salad i've ever tasted. We spent about 7 hrs on that river bank.We http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-252500.html Adelaide River Jumping Crocwhere you can take a cruise and see jumping crocodiles. I choose to go to Windows on the Wetlands where you can learn about the wetlands ecology and history and have good views of the floodplains. Next door there is a research centre studying the last buffaloes leaving around Darwin all enclosed now.One of the more interesting things in this park are the magnetic term http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-245667.html I just got back from a 5 day camping trip in Litchfield Nitmiluk Kakadu National Parks. It was an absolute blast. We traversed 3 major parks over the course of 5 days. The group consisted of 5 Ozzies 1 Dutch 1 English. This probably doubled the amount of Australians I've met throughout this trip. I'm going to break it up into each National Park just for the sake of pictures.Litchfield was th http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-212125.html Hi All Mum Kaspar and I went to Litchfield National Park NT. We did a lot of swimming. We went in the Bluey Rock Pools and Kaspar took me over to the waterfall. Kaspar talked Mum into jumping off the rocks into the rock pool. She did and didn't like it.I tried to catch a little fish but every one said they were too fast nad then Kaspar caught one for meWe stayed the night at Wangi Falls I was http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-195208.html Litchfieldin kansallispuistoon saapuessamme kavimme ensimmaisena katsastamassa isot katedraalitermiittikeot. Ne olivat erilaisia kuin keot Lansi Australiassa sijaitsevat pyoreat termiittikeot. Ne muistuttavat katedraalikirkkoa pylvasmaisine muotoineen ja ovat aina italansi suuntaisesti rakennettuja. Taten keko saa maksimaalisen lammon auringosta suurimpien pintojen ollessa auringossa koko paivan. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-194988.html Der erste Tag unserer dreitgigen Kakadu National Park Tour war eigentlich nicht in Kakadu sondern in Litchfield. http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-184992.html After leaving Edith Falls we headed for a place called Douglas Hot Springs a little way north and about 70krsquos off the main highway the last section of that on unsealed road. There are still plenty of unsealed roads still in regular use in Oz providing the only way to get to certain places. These can be gravel mud sand or anything else and are often corrugated vibrating vehicle and pas http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-178191.html From Katherine we drove North to Adelaide River and visited my Great Uncle Jackrsquos grave at the war cemetery. I was named after my great uncle Jack he is buried up here as he got sick while in the army in the NT during the war. We then cut back down to Daly River with the intention of chasing barramundi and then making our way to Darwin via Litchfield NP. On the way to the Daly we came thro http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-175368.html Current Mood Tired and ready to get the tent out Well well well its been a month im usually quicker than this ay Like I said towards the end of the last blog I would wait a while to upload another one The reason is I donrsquot want to be boring the poo out of you all with my stories of work as its becoming to be very samey if you understand These bloggs are for fun times not work times e http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-158276.html hiya Well yesterday we went to Litchfield National Park it was a really good day out we went to 4 different waterfalls and we were able to swim in one of them as well as in a rock hole that we went to even i got in the water. We saw wallaby's bluewinged kookabura's and a baby crocodile. It actually tipped down at one point so we were climbing back up to the bus in just our bikinis in the po http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-138807.html Booked on yet another trip today as we had done Darwin on day 1. After getting up early in anticipation of the free hostel breakfast we were again disappointed to find the kitchen closed lazy staff So we left at 7am again hungry do you feel sorry for us yetWe were today going to Litchfield National Park and on a jumping crocodile cruise as had been highly recommended Thanks Fanny. We http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-127810.html Smaller than Kakadu but closer to Darwin is Litchfield National Park. It doesn't require 4WD nor does it contain any crocs so it represents a much easier experience than Kakadu. I plumped for a day tour with a company that Darren the Kakadu guide had recommended. The group was a real mix from some pensionableage Aussies down to a pair of Danish teenage girls. One of the Aussie women t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-91175.html Ok so I've got a bit of a backlog of the trips we've been on.So sew me I'm lazyAny way 5 of us were bored this weekend and we decided to check out a place called Surprise Creek Falls. Turned out to be a ok weekend however the campsite we were at was a dustbowl filled with horse flies. The waterfall and Surprise creek wasn't all that amazing either. So we traveled 20k's north for a day trip to http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-87940.html In case yoursquore wondering we left Katherine on 207 and we headed to the DouglasDaly River area which was 186 kms up the highway and then 60kms west.It was a nice short drive for a change and we booked into the small bush caravan park called DouglasDaly Resort Resort was a bit of an overstatement got set up and went for a walk along the river which ran along the rear of the park. It may http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Australia/Northern-Territory/Litchfield-National-Park/blog-80590.html