Left the caravan park and headed north on 87 towards Darwin. Backtracking and just hours of driving through the same stuff. Stopped for the night at Wycliffe Well in space 21. Did not feel like driving further to a free wayside park. Hot. They had an aviary with parrots. One, a galah, came scooting over on his perch to the wire cage and wanted his neck scratched. He closed his eyes and waited. I scratched his neck and I almost think he purred. Cute.
Long hot and humid day heading north towards Darwin. I am no longer backtracking to Tennant Creek where I had turned south to Alice Springs. Spent the night at Daly Waters. An old

Left Daly Waters and stopped by the Stuart Tree were an early explorer was suppose to have carved his initials. Could not find them. Headed north on hwy 1. Some people camping next to me at Daly Waters said I should stop at Mataranka Hot Sprinks in Elsey National Park.

It was a warm and humid night. I saw a young couple trying to push start their van. I used my jumper cables to get them started. Apparently they had the van plugged in to power but it was


Left the campground and headed north from Katherine to Edith Falls area of Nitmiluk NP. Nice big pool. Went for a short hike to the upper pool where there were a bunch of people swimming.

Whewww. Camera worked. Went to Florence falls early to take a few pictures.
On the way up the 135 steps to the camp a wallaby was on the steps heading down with a baby
in its pouch. They were nice enough to let me take their picture. Went to the termite mounds for a ranger talk about them. Two different kinds in the area, one makes cathedral mounds the
other orients them sort of north and south. After the talk went to table top swamp and saw some egrets and cockatoos.
Then on to Tolmer falls. No swimming only looking. Headed then to Wangi falls, the most popular places in the park Very pretty with two falls coming down into one pool. Went for several swims as it was hot and humid. Got some thunderstorm rain showers. They are starting in preparation of the WET season which normally does not get started until the middle of October. Hope it does not come early. Spending the night here in Litchfield NP again, this time here at Wangi Falls.
There are deer flies that look like the ones at home and bite just the same way.
Day 54 Sunday September 21
Left Wangi Falls campground and Litchfield NP and headed north to Darwin. Stopped at Berry Creek Nature Park for a swim. It is a series of big pools in a river. Sign says that they try to make sure no salties are present but freshwater crocodiles may be present and not to harass them. Very refreshing but being that it was Sunday lots of Darwinites were coming to swim and picnic. Lots were there already. Stopped at Shady Glen Caravan park space 28 took a shower and did some laundry. Found out were to get oil and filter changed so went to auto parts store and will bring my own stuff. Went for a drive into town to get the lay of the land. Will go there tomorrow after oil and filter change. Less humid and not as hot here on the coast as inland.
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