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Day 59 Tues 10th June

The falls at Gunlom were not very spectacular as there wasn’t a lot of water coming over them. There was a very steep, quite difficult climb to get to the top of the falls so Terry decided to do it. … Continue reading

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Day 58 Mon 9th June

We hadn’t originally intended to go to Kakadu National Park because it involved a fair amount of back tracking but some people we spoke to at Katherine had highly recommended Gunlom Falls. On the way we stopped at Pine Creek … Continue reading

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Day 56 Sat 7th June

Today we needed to catch up on some washing so decided to go down to the waterfront after lunch to spend some time in the wave pool before going on our sunset dinner cruise. After about an hour in the … Continue reading

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Day 55 Fri 6th June

Today we had to drop the car off to be serviced so we caught the bus into town. Once again we went walking to take in the sights we missed yesterday. We stopped at the tree of knowledge which is … Continue reading

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Day 54 Thurs 5th June

We drove into Darwin and found a parking spot right in front of the ruins of the old town hall. We found a place for lunch and then went for a walk down to the waterfront. There is a wave … Continue reading

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Day 53 Wed 3rd June

Time to move on and head to the big smoke (actually Darwin quite small as cities go). We arrived just on lunch time but our first stop was a battery shop, the second battery in the trailer had died and … Continue reading

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Day 52 Tues 3rd June

Today we continued our exploration of Litchfield Park, there was a guided tour of an old tin mine scheduled for 10 am so we headed up to the northern end of the park to a place called Bamboo Creek. Again … Continue reading

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Day 51 Mon 2nd June

Today was for exploring the park; we headed off down the Reynolds 4WD track which I had considered using as a route into the park but decided not to because of time constraints. This turned out to be a good decision … Continue reading

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Day 50 Sun 1st June

Another pack up and travel day and we headed off into Katherine for a few supplies and then off up the Stuart Highway. Lunch was at Pine Creek, which offered a lot of historical interest but we were a little … Continue reading

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Day 49 Sat 31st May

Yesterday while on the boat cruise they pointed out a lookout from where you can see the river and the gorge, it was still pretty warm when we got off the boat and Jacky was not keen so she agreed … Continue reading

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