Edith Falls, Nitmiluk National Park and Bitter Springs

After a good night's sleep, we're already on the road again at 9am on the B21 Kakadu Hwy to Pine Creek. Past large termite mounds. A short stop at Bukbukluk, unfortunately without Bukbuk, but a nice view over the vastness of the area. We refuel in Pine Creek and continue on Hwy1 towards Katherine to Nitmiluk National Park and Edith Falls. A dip in the pools at Elisabeth Falls is wonderfully refreshing. It's a good thing we picked up some Pool Noodles, which are super handy for floating around. We enjoy a beer and watch the sun go down in front of our caravan.

Bye bye Kakadoo National Park

The park really has a lot to offer, we saw so much. Thank you very much.

Bukbukluk and the journey to Nimiluk

Edith Falls

Nitmiluk Gorge

We drive past Katherine and arrive at Nitmiluk George after an hour. Here we take a boat trip on the Katherine River, or Nitmiluk Gorge. Everything here must also have the name of the Aborigines. The gorge with its high limestone cliffs is impressive. It is very impressive, however, that the water level is more than 7 metres higher in the rainy season. Halfway through the trip, we have to get out and walk a few hundred metres to the next boat and then back again. Apart from a freshwater crocodile and a few crows, we didn't see any animals. It's probably too hot for them like it is for us.

Cutta Cutta Caves

After a very warm night, we continue on to Katherine, where there is a large Woolworths and we can buy a few small items. Another quick stop at the launderette. Everything is clean again and we can continue our journey. On the way we pass the Cutta Cutta Caves, limestone caves that are well worth seeing.

Bitter Springs

There are warm springs here and you can float in the river. The water has a pleasant
34 °C, it's warmer outside. We enjoy it and let ourselves drift twice.

We set off early in the morning and do some shopping in Katherine for the rest of the trip. After 350 kilometres we reach Batchelor, the starting point for exploring Litchfield National Park. The internet connection is a bit slow or unusable for uploading pictures, so we only post when the connection is reasonably stable.