Litchfield NP

Wed 21st July

We arrived here in litchfield after about 6 hours driving from Mataranka. We stopped briefly at Katherine for some food shopping, and delicious Brumby's meat pies. We decided to leave the Katherine Gorge sights for when we pass back through in a couple of weeks time.
We stopped at Adelaide River to visit the ww2 cemetery. A peaceful and beautiful place. So sad to see so many young men's lives cut short in Darwin, many of them as young as 18 and 19 years old. The civilian section also holds a somber memorial for the post office staff all killed during an air raid. Several members of the same family lost their lives.








We finally arrived at Litchfield to find the NP campground full...luckily there are plenty of campgrounds here and we found ourselves a tranquil shaded spot at the next caravan park:



We set up camp under the trees, and listened in amazement to the tropical sounds of so many different birds...and bats!

Thursday, 22 July.

Today we had a relaxing morning...then drove to the stunning Wangi Falls. The falls thunder down into the crystal clear lagoon...surrounded by tropical plants and trees full of fruit bats. It is a truly awesome sight and sound! We walked along the track, which took us all the way to the top of the falls, and back down the other side...and then we finally got in the water. It was pretty cold...but such a relief after the hot walk! The kids were determined to swim over to the falls, so with a rest stop on the sand bank in the middle, we made it over to the other side. The boys became quite adventurous, leaping off the rocks into the water below, and generally having a fabulous time. The swim back was a bit challenging, and we all slept very well that night!






A funny thing happened to me during the night when I got up to go to the toilet (camping, such fun!)...the night was perfectly still and quiet as I walked around past our camper...and suddenly around 40 or so young wallabies all scattered in different directions! Scared the life out of me!

Cazz x


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