Darwin bound

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kakadu

Cheers Steve.

Hi mate,

Don't forget to pack your singlet and thongs (footware)!!!> No seriously, it is getting cold at the moment, it was 18 the other day!!!!! For info about NT National Parks (ie Litchfield) check out:

http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/litchfield.html

This web site gives maps and all the info you need.

For Kakadu you should check out another website such as:

http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/kakadu/

Hope this helps

Cheers
Dave

From Alice north to Darwin

Barrow Creek - worth a stop to look at one of the typical outback pubs with money pinned on the roof etc

Devils Marbles - you can camp here and sunset and sunrise are good for photographs

Newcastle Waters - Memorial to the drovers, check out the historical buildings - the old hotel where the drovers would call in to after they'd survived the Murrunji Track

Daly Waters Hotel - another of those iconic Aussie pubs. The Beef and Barra nights are pretty good too!

Mataranka - Hot Springs, 12 Mile Yards Campground, Mataranka Falls, Elsey Graves and Homestead

Katherine - Katherine Gorge cruise/canoes/walks, Hot springs in town, Katherine Low Level, Cutta Cutta Caves

Edith Falls - Walk to top falls and pools, good camping

Umbrawarra Gorge near Pine Creek

Douglas Hot Springs andButterfly Gorge. Good camping at Douglas Hot Springs

Douglas Daly Nature Park - good swimming and camping

Daly River - worth a look at the Daly River and good campgrounds

Grove Hill historic hotel - off the highway to the east, you can do a loop from Pine Creek and rejoin the highway just north of Hayes Creek.

Adelaide River Cemetery..a beautiful memorial and a credit to those who care for it. It gives us an insight into the losses suffered by the Top End and our soldiers during the war.

Litchfield and Kakadu - both beautiful in their different ways and you've already got lots of info on them.

In Darwin - Thursday nights Mindil Beach Market, Saturday mornings Parap Markets (food is fantastic), the museum, take a walk around with a map of the historic buildings, fish & chips at the wharf, Cullen Bay Marina, a trip on the harbour, maybe across to Mandorah, Berry Springs, Territory Wild Life Park, & so much more...... Darwin is a beautiful city.

Happy travels

Viv

Envy Envy. Hardly a nicer place to go this time of year.

We used to live in Darwin for a while, and Alice too.
Funny but yes I remember 18 degrees was freezing like say 10 degrees would be down south. Thing is temp up there is so consistent all the time that you really notice even the 1-2deg variations! 34 may be hot and then you notice the cool change when it's 32 the next day!

Plenty of nice sites to see along the MacDonnel (sp) ranges in Alice too.

Ex Darwinian myself.

Agree with all said so far, except for the bit about Kakadu...sorry but I hated it.

too hot and dusty, nothing to see, and takes ages to get there.

Go fly there if you have to and take the helicopter ride into Jim Jim Falls if you really feel you need to experience Kakadu...many agree with me but youll always get a few who think Kakadu is just amazing, usually they are not territorians..litchfield is better, and dont forget a barby at berry springs...its a day trip from Darwin.

If you can, try to borrow a boat and fish out of shady camp, (an hour or so west of humpty doo) youll most likely catch a barra, but be carefull as there are crocs everywhere...it will be a rather thrilling experience for someone from Melbourne,,,I guarantee it.