Blogs from Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia, Oceania - page 5

Last day in Katherine before heading off tomorrow to Howard springs about 30ks short of Darwin.Woke up this morning to a more acceptable temperature and the humidity has decreased . Went to a live cattle auction on the edge of town,have a look at the video, the auctioneers really do talk fast. Followed this up with a visit to the museum, what a great place to visit and explore Katherine's past,pictures photographs of the early days when the settler's moved in to the part that Kathrine in the 2nd world war ,together with the history of the first telegraph station in the top end. Have arranged for the car to be serviced and the caravan wheels to be aligned whilst in Darwin, got to keep on top of things whilst on the road.Fuel is getting expensive ... read more

Ihr Lieben, nachdem wir also den Weg von Sydney nach Cairns geschafft hatten, die Loecher im Dach unseres Campervans repariert und das Regenwetter hinter uns lag, wir viele wunderschoene Dinge gesehen und erlebt hatten, war es Zeit, in das grosse Abenteuer zu starten: 4500 km von Cairns nach Broome, und der Grossteil davon durch Australiens wunderschoenes Outback! Am 21. Maerz haben wir uns auf den Weg gemacht: verabschiedet wurden wir von Queenslands Kueste bei grauen Regen und Wolken. Sagte ich gerade noch, dass das Regenwetter hinter uns lag? Naja, eigentlich schon, aber Queensland war halt traurig, dass es uns an das Outback verlieren wuerde. Vormittags haben wir uns noch Townsville angeschaut, das in starker Konkurrenz mit Cairns ist. Mein Fazit: Townsvilles "The Strand", der Gegenentwurf zu Cairns "The Strand" ist auf jeden Fall die schoenere Strandpromenade, ... read more

Flew from Perth to Darwin, picked up a car and drove towards Kakadu national park. Stayed two nights at Mary River Retreat, which had lovely wild wallabies, frogs in the swimming pool, and a crocodile in the bilabong! Took a boat trip on Yellow Water in Kakadu national park. We expected to see crocodiles, but didn't. The water is so warm at the moment that they don't need to sun themselves out of the water. Next stop, Katherine.... read more

13th November 2012, Left Katherine and hopefully the hot weather behind. Packed up and checked out of the Big 4 and headed to Katherine Gorge. Despite the blazing heat the view was magnificent. Daniel and Alyssa took a dip in the Gorge despite the crocodile warning signs (silly people!!!). Just as they emerged from the water, Daniel spotted bubbles arising from underneath the pontoon (don't know what it was but Alyssa and Daniel are definitely not going in again!!!). Had lunch by Katherine Gorge and headed towards Edith Falls. Edith falls had a few swimming holes for us to refresh. Swimming was not permited between 7pm and 7am as the fresh water crocodiles hunt during this time. We had a relaxing dip and swim at the falls before heading to Kakadu National Park. We camped just ... read more

11th November 2012, Enjoyed the beautiful town of Mataranka and the hot springs and headed towards Katherine. On route to Katherine, we stopped at Bitter Springs (a flowing spring water river which was allegedly 8 metres deep in some sections). Of course that was a little out of my depth, but Daniel and the girls had a swim and said it was magnificent and refreshing, since the air temperature was about 45 degrees. We checked into the Big 4 campgrounds at Katherine and headed straight to the pools again to refresh and cool down. Katherine has some beautiful attractions and sceneries, but boy does it hot!!! We set up camp and relaxed by the pool.... read more