Wedgetail Adventures

 When we learned that we would be in NT at the same time as our friends from Wooli, we jumped at the opportunity to spend some time together at Litchfield National Park, roughly 120 km south of Darwin. We had spent a little time there 21 and 11 years ago so were looking forward to having a longer stay there - five days, four nights. It is not hard to understand why Litchfield is a favourite of many people. We set up camp at the 2WD camping spot near Florence Falls. From here it was a 150 odd stair trip down to the falls for a dip and a climb back up the stairs or a scenic easy 1km walk around the back way which didn't seem to, but must have, climbed as far back up! Florence Falls are beautiful despite the many people who visit and swim in plunge pool at their base.  We visited and swam every day. Views from a lookout above the falls Florence Falls and plunge pool In the evening the colours of reflections in the water were beautiful.  Sometimes the water looked like liquid...

Day 43: A day off packing today! Having not yet really explored Darwin's waterfront, Pete and I headed down to the Wharf area to do learn some more of Darwin's history in the old Oil Tunnels. You are able to walk through two of the tunnels and glimpse into another two. The history is well worth reading, although it is rather grim. The whole building of these tunnels was pretty much a disaster from go to woah. How the Japanese didn't actually take Darwin is beyond me.   The picture on the right below is a sculpture made from pieces of a crashed WWII aircraft and a bombed ship.               After the tunnels we reemerged into the modern era, scouting around the Wharf area where some tugboats are moored and where famed fish'n'chips can be eaten. We were leaving the eating to another time but seeing the actual size of the tugboats was fascinating - much larger than I had imagined.  I love the utilitarian nature of these boats - nothing...