Litchfield National Park - Adelaide River

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19th November, 2012.

It was a warm morning and we were keen to see the rest of Litchfield National Park. Daniel was a little disappointed that the 4WD track to Surprise Creek was closed. Nonetheless, we experience little bit of four wheel driving which was fun. We continued on and arrived at Tolmer Falls, which was an amazing sight. We couldn't swim here as it was a protected area. Next stop was The Lost City (more dirt roads), which consists of many natural rock formations which resembled a small city. Sasha took many photos as the shapes and features of the rocks were very interesting. Our next stop was Buley's Rockhole, which is a small river of flowing fresh water over a rocky bed. The rocks were very slippery but once in the water, it was very cooling and refreshing. We were having so much fun that we forgot about lunch. We dragged ourselves out of the water and decided to head to Florence Falls for lunch. To get there, its a 430 metre walk which included 135 steps down a staircase. We decided to have lunch before our walk and just when we finished, dark clouds and unwelcomed gusty winds turned up. As we finished washing up, it poured down. The wet season has arrived and it was time for us to leave Litchfield National Park. By the time we arrived at Adelaide River, the stormy weather had passed. We paid our respects at the War Memorial and visited the local river. Again, these crocs are very difficult to spot. We drove until nightfall and camped in a rest area, about 100km west of Katherine.

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Photos

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Warning sign at the first creek crossing along the 4WD track to Surprise Creek.

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Looks deep, but it wasn't. No crocs were sighted either.

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Very rocky creek bed meant a slow crossing.

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Taylor didn't complain about this crossing.

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The 4WD track to Surprise Creek was closed, probably due to the water level at the Reynolds River crossing. We had to turn around and head back to the main road.

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View of Tolmers Falls from the lookout platform.

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The Lost City. We were facinated by the rock formations, especially Sasha.

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The Lost City - natural rock formations resembling buildings

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The Lost City - there were many more in different shapes and sizes.

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Sasha and Alyssa at the entrance to Buleys Rockhole.

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Buleys Rockhole - another magnificent place in this beautiful country

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Alyssa at the entrance to Florence Falls

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View of Florence Falls from the lookout platform

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The weather changed very quickly. It was not our destiny to walk down to Florence Falls.

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War Memorial and cemetary in Adelaide River

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A beautiful tree outside the entrance to the cemetary.

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Apparently there are many salt water crocs here, but none were sighted.