Excerpts from a Caravanner’s log

No 4 in the series

Day 3 Our third day in Darwin. We’ve hired the Motor Home and we’re off to explore Kakadu. Janine has heard about a great crocodile park just out of Darwin on the way so we’ll drop off for a few ‘snaps’! Our plan is to see as much as we can in and around Darwin. Wait till you see the Motor Home we hired…it’s just so comfy and easy to drive!

Day 4 We took a slight detour and did Litchfield National Park. Stayed last night in a pretty special holiday park called the Batchelor Resort Caravillage. W even had a swim in the spectacular rock pool below the falls. We’ll stay the night before heading off to Mary River in the morning and on to Kakadu. That’s the great thing about a motor home; we get to do whatever we want at our own pace.

Day 5 Here we are at Mary River. What an amazing place. The scenery! We took a river cruise and did some croc spotting. Got some great ‘snaps’ ha, ha! We saw one croc our guide reckoned was 4 metres long! They’re just a scary in the wild as they are at the croc park! Met a couple from Japan with 2 delightful kids; the looks on their faces when the big croc ran down from the bank was priceless.

Day 6 On the road again after stopping at Ubirr where we checked out the ancient Aboriginal rock art. They say some of this is ten to fifteen thousand years old. It’s incredible. We also stopped in at Barramundi Gorge which is locally known as Maguk. It’s a great spot to take a refreshing dip in the natural plunge pools formed in the rock. We’re in the famous Kakadu National Park now staying at Muirella Park. Tomorrow we’re off to Jim Jim Falls.

Day 7 Hooked up with a 4WD tour and joined a great bunch of people from Perth to visit Jim Jim Falls. We hiked to the base of the falls and had a spot of lunch before heading back to our Motor Home and the Gagudja Cooinola Lodge for a well earned rest.

Day 8 We set off early and went straight to Katherine stopping briefly at the spectacular Adelaide River on the way. The Gorge is in the Natimuk National Park. We hired a canoe and had the most amazing experience cruising the gorge….unbelievable! We’ll stay the night here before heading back to Darwin tomorrow to hand back the Motor Home. I’ll tell you what, Janine and I are seriously thinking of buying our won.