Nitmiluk

Yesterday we decided to finish our stay at Katherine with a bang, well  really a whirr

We spent the morning tidying up Bridget ready to leave early the next morning then headed to meet our helicopter and pilot. 

As we flew over Katherine gorge our pilot pointed out the 13 gorges explaining how they were lower than normal.  We drifted over this amazing landscape.

We landed beside a gorgeous little waterhole ( which you will see later) to see 5 Art galleries belonging to the Jawoyn people. 

The above image shows a kangaroo and barramundi fish. The art work is exposed to the elements but is protected as much as possible.

Part of the stunning waterhole ( sadly a little drier than normal). But no less beautiful.

Another image showing a female, this one half hidden by the trees around it.

Normally there is an opportunity to swim in this water hole, but as the water was barely flowing the pool was quite stagnant. But still picturesque. 

Our guide explained that there is 1000’s of rock art paintings throughout the Nitmiluk ( Katherine Gorge) park. We felt blessed to see what we did. 

On the way back we travelled a bit closer to the gorge following its serpentine curves back to fly over the Nitmiluk camp ground to the helicopter pad.  It was heaps of fun. If not a bit scary , as there were no front doors, but this was great for photos.

We returned to Bridget and decided it was time to go. We finished packing her up and were backonthe road with our wheels being pointed South.

We traveled to Daly Waters , for a brief overnightstay. Sadly there was no live music ,but we enjoyed a pizza . 

This morning seen us back on the road and tag team driving as we listened to audio books and music.

We arrived at  Barkly Homestead around 3pm and decided to call it quits for the day. 

We both had nice hot showers knowing that the next night would probably be a free camp night with no showers to be had (unless we wanted towear our swimmers and stand beside Bridget , she has an outdoor shower and hot water system)

And now it’s a well deserved beer and wine o’clock time.  The camp ground here is full of our fellow travelers and we are both starting to get a little excited about seeing our girls, the dogs and sleeping in our own bed. 

The blog posts here will be a bit more sparse as we spend most of our days staring at a bitumen road. But if we do or see something interesting I will share . 

In 260 kms we will cross over the border into Queensland with the aim of one last interesting stop before getting home.

À Bientôt 

Googygirl