Sunday, 8 June 2014

2 June to 4 June - Alice to Victoria River

2 June - An early start then off to the UFO display at Wycliff Wells (interesting??), then Devils Marbles, followed by Renner Springs for lunch with a peacock minus his tail who was after our sandwiches. Eventually arrived at Daly Waters for a pre drinks dip in the pool. The pub had happy hour (Red Monaro’s for the girls) & ‘entertainment’. Had dinner in the camp ground where we could easily hear the entertainers.

3 June – Off to Mataranka. Set up camp in the lovely Elsey National Park, our first true bush camp. Had a great walk along the Roper River to the Mataranka waterfalls followed by a dip & ‘spa’ in the small tributary (no swimming in the Roper River due to croc’s). We then headed off for a soak in the thermal pools before dinner accompanied by red, white & beer. All slept well apart from the noisy donkeys & early morning birds & bees (there were thousands on the flowering wattles next to the tent).
Mataranka

Mataranka

4 June – Started the day with a dip in the thermal Bitter Springs pools – quite different to the Mataranka pools. We then bid adieu to Ross & Rose before heading to Katherine to restock the fridge & then off to Victoria River. The scenery here is just like the brochures – red cliffs, green trees & a wide river. Multiple parrots, kites, honeyeaters, cockies, galahs etc.
Farewell Ross & Rose

Victoria River

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