Wow, man, it’s very hot up here and humid! The upside is we sleep under the stars and with a full moon going across the sky every night is stunning in the NT.
A huge thank you to Stephen at Knotts Crossing Resort in Katherine, Edith Falls NP and Sharon at Pussy Cat Flats Caravan Park in Pine Creek for putting us up for free…..very generous people up here!
In Katherine we visited Katherine Gorge and its one of the most stunning places in the world that we’ve seen…that’s a big call I know, but it’s truly spectacular and on a grand scale!
Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk NP. When we first put this photo in it was upside down and the water flooded out all over our iPad keyboard!
Katherine Gorge, Nitmiluk NP
Edith Falls, Nitmiluk NP
Edith Falls, Nitmiluk NP
Upper Edith Falls, Nitmiluk NP
Nitmiluk is an Aboriginal word meaning Cicada Country. We didn’t see or hear any cicadas but we did see heaps of bats! Literally thousands of them hanging in the trees by the banks of Katherine River at the base of the gorge. Apparently, some folk used to eat them. I dont know about you, but no matter how hungry I might get, there is no way I’m ever going to eat a bat.
Someone said they taste like chicken, but I’m wondering how many days does one have to spend in the baking, hot sun becoming delirious before bats begin to taste like chicken?
Imagine going into a fast food chain…
“Would you like fries with your Bat?”
Actually, I can’t imagine that….but if it ever did happen I think my response would be,
“Can I just have the fries?”
Some black bats, Nitmiluk NP.
Anyway, these cute looking, but foul smelling mammals, i might add, hang upside down, gently flapping one of their wings. They do this in a attempt to keep cool, I suspect. We also saw a crocodile in the river near the entrance to the Gorge, our first ever sighting of a croc in the wild. Needless to say, we made a snappy exit….
Tonight we are at the Pussycat Flats Caravan Park in Pine Creek, about 200 km south of Darwin. Going for a drive into Kakadu NP tomorrow for some photos and a look see.
We are huge AFL fans and follow Essendon closely. But up here its hard to get all the latest. Been wondering about their coach….anyone Hurd anything?
Hope u had a great Easter with family…..
Cya. 🙂
PS. Getting close to $10 000 raised so far…..ahhhoooooo