Blogs from Katherine Gorge, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Katherine is a one street kinda town and I am not kidding the street is called the Terrace and the streets off it are 1st, 2nd & 3rd, 4th Street how cool is that. Katherine Gorge has 13 gorges in total but not all are accessable, the pictures show the 1-3rd. The gorges only tend to have freshwater croc's in them but during the wet season some salties do get trapped, so swimming was not recommended at this time as the final check needs to be done to get the all clear. Local humor has a salty trap located on the otherside of the swimming area. John McDowell Stuart was the first Europen Explorer and to get funding for his trip he approached Mr Chambers a well off man in the town and said he would ... read more

The Ghan and Katherine Gorge After a true hangover day at the pool relaxing with those from the tour it was time to say goodbye and move on once again. We were heading North to Darwin via the Ghan. The Ghan is a luxury train which travels from Adelaide to Darwin over 3 days. It is a must whilst in Australia as you truly get to appreciate the sheer size of this country and see the sparse landscape first hand. Dean from our Alice Springs tour jumped on the Ghan too which made the long 24hr journey a great laugh. We had a lounge, a bar, dining room, sleeper seats and a lovely conductor. It was amazing watching the land change from red dust into lush green flood plains as we reached the Adelaide River in ... read more

We traveled south from Kakadu to Katherine. We stopped at a swim at a waterfall. Then we headed into Nitmiluk National Park and Katherine George. I did the optional George cruise. It was no where near as good as the Kakadu cruise but it was nice to be in the gorge and see the area. There were fresh water crocs but only a few people saw them. We went past a few breeding grounds. The river was low so the boat could not go through the entire gorge system but we got to get out and hike it and go for a swim. There was an Aboriginal display too of weapons and Didgeridoos. Contiki people got to have a try at the Didge. That night for Dinner we celebrated a birthday for one of the travelers ... read more

We left Darwin on Tuesday and went straight to Litchfield National Park were we enjoyed an afternoon in a clear pool at the bottom of two waterfalls. Yesterday we drove to Katherine Gorge where we organized a tour of the gorge for today. Spent the morning on the river. Both parks were amazing spots of green and blue in an otherwise water starved landscape. They must be amazing places though during the wet, when the water in Katherine Gorge can be 7 metres deeper than what we saw. ... read more

I know you are all going to find this hard to believe, but I have had no success with the Barra… Although as a determined fisherman I must keep trying (sorry Janie). On Saturday we headed off to Lake Argyle to take in the view of the massive amount of water such a structure holds. Five times the size of Sydney Harbour, covers 1000 square kilometres over 120kms; this is some lake. Stopped in at the Durack homestead museum that demonstrates the contribution this pioneering family made to open the Kimberley region. After relaxing over a wood-fired BBQ lunch at the picnic area beside the Ord River, we saw quite a few freshwater Croc’s at the discharge area for the Hydro Scheme quite obviously waiting for their lunch to arrive through the tubes. Sunday saw ... read more