BATCHELOR (LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK)

Had to put this in ... this kind of sibling loving doesn't happen all the time!!

Beth with a paperbark

Tess swimming at the Cascades

Washing their hair in the warm water at the Cascades

The family at Wangi Falls

DAY 27 – BATCHELOR (LITCHFIELD NATIONAL PARK)                      Friday, 29^th July

Great day today.  Headed off around 9:30am further into the National Park and got to Walker Creek which is about 85 kms away.  The most interesting thing about Litchfield so far has been how big it is!  And everything seems to be on the other side of the park to Batchelor.  Walker Creek has about eight campsites which each have a waterhole or creek beside them so we walked to each of them and then the kids and David had a swim at the last one which was lovely.  So secluded and for part of the time, we were the only ones there. 

We then drove to the Cascades which are a series of waterfalls which you can only get to by walking through the “forest” and then conducting several creek crossings which are interesting with four small children!  Daddy was a real legend – helping us all over the big rocks!!  The rockpool was just beautiful and we had it all to ourselves.  David put the kids on a ledge under the waterfall and they all pretended, for Mum’s sake, that they were washing themselves and their hair so that they didn’t have to have a shower tonight.  The water was so warm coming off the hot rocks it was almost like being in a shower!!

We checked out Wangi Falls on the way home, which had previously been closed because of the croc season but which, we didn’t know, had been opened as of today.  Anyway, no time for a swim but did have a stroll around.  It is very beautiful.  No wonder David brings the kids from Padua here.  Of course, he was devastated because that was one of his “dreams” – to bring the family here and swim all day.  Nevermind, we are fulfilling so many dreams – we are very blessed. 

Once home the kids got into a game of mini golf with the kids next door so we ended up having a drink … and dinner… and another drink.  Time for bed.  Off to Darwin tomorrow and I am very excited about seeing it!!  Have wanted to visit Darwin, ever since you worked there, Jo, back in ….. oh, too long ago!