We have been pondering. More North is more heat and the ocean north is inhabited with crocs so no relief there. So what to do. We already decided that Kakado (or Kakadu for the tourists) is Kaka-no-do for us as it would add 400 odd km with no place to stay with dogs. Also it seems to have a steep entrance fee and severe back burning damage.
We made up our mind and decided to travel the 300 km up to see Litchfield National Park, stay for a night at the Safari campsite just outside the National Park and then head back. Now we’ve come so far we might as well.
The trip is hot and pretty similar to what we have seen before. A bit more hilly with nice views and a surprisingly nice roadside stop for lunch. The dogs love the water.
Then we cross the Adelaide River and turn off towards Bachelor and enter the Litchfield National Park. The signs “no dogs” are everywhere but the camping is dog friendly and this is the only way to get them there 🙂
First we see the termite mounds. There are a great variety we have found: the plain round ones, the spiky ones and then the cathedral ones (the pretty lady was a bonus and for good measure).
Then we see a new variant: the Magnetic Ants (good name for a rock band), who construct their mounds where it’s hot and sunny and to not get roasted in their dirt hills they make them flat and in a north-south direction so that they catch the least amount of sun. Smart buggers.
Then we come to Buley Rockhole and stop for a look, a jump and to just lie around. The dogs are very obedient and watch the bus, in the shade with fans on and plenty of water.
The next stop is Florence Falls, where we just enjoy the view.
When we think we have had our dose of nice nature, we get rewarded with the high Tolmer Falls and a nice walk there.
And we even drove past the Tabletop swamp, the Lost City, the Greenant Creek and the Cascades as you can only test the patience of the dogs so much and also the heat of the day demanded locations with cool water.
Then we arrived at the Litchfield Safari Camp along kilometers (1.2) of dirt road with a great pool.
We stayed there for one night and the heat, the horse flies and the mozzies all confirm our decision to make this our most northerly stop. We go to bed at 11 pm when the bus has cooled down to a cozy 27 degrees.
Posted from Pine Creek, Northern Territory, Australia.
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