Katherine Gorge

The lookout

When we got to Katherine Gorge we went for a swim in the campground pool.

The next day we went on an 8km walk. I was really tired (and not too happy!) at the end (Dan wishes to point out that now he is 6 he is an excellent walker and he led most of the way).

On the long trek 

Resting

Never resting.......

Swimming at Bitter Springs

The next day we went to Bitter Springs. The water was really warm (Tom says it is because Dan peed in the water. Dan says it is because Tom peed in the water). The water comes up from deep under the ground and it is the warmest water we have swum in. It was like a bath. We floated along in the water to a little bridge at the other end.

After that we went to the Cutta Cutta caves. I had so much fun looking at the stalectites and stalecmites. We went 20 metres under the ground.

We had a camp fire and toasted marshmellows and watched a DVD until very late. There are thousands of bats in the campground trees and they are very noisy (and dirty!!)

Watching a DVD in the Wright's tent

We went on a boat on the Gorge. We had to get off the boat, climb over rocks and get on a different boat at each gorge. We all went for a swim at Lilly Ponds.

On the boat

A baby crocodile

A big crocodile print in the sand

There was a waterfall you could walk behind. I had a very bad fall off the rocks and hurt myself all over (in fact he almost killed himself falling at least 3 metres off a cliff ledge onto the rocks below). I have a sore head, sore back and sore bottom and I have bruises everywhere. (It is unbelievable no serious damage occurred except to mum and dad who got a massive fright)

We are going to Kakadu tomorrow and then we come home.