Nitmiluk National Park

Cheers.
Thanks Kevin.
Should probably mention we'll have an 8yo & 5yo in tow.
Not sure if that'll make any difference.

The lunch cruise did two gorges. Main course on the outward journey and dessert on the return. You get a walk to and cruise on the second gorge between courses. I don't remember exactly but I think there were children on board. The walk between the two gorges is well paved and safe to walk on. They get a lot of elderly people taking the cruises and have put a great deal of effort an making it safe.
Kevin

I concurr with most said although when we did last year (mid July) we did 4 gorges - so whether the number depends on how high the water levels are? We did the complete day.

With a 7 yo and 9 yo at the time. They loved it. Loved the last bit where we could swim.

Well worth it.

Did Edith too and loved that too - but the boat experience of Katherine was extra special. We just loved Katherine as a whole though - much drier heat which suited us South Australians!

If you own a kayak; you should know how to spell it as well as paddle it -kayak. And so ends my spelling lesson for the day. Keep smiling & the world will smile with you.

its my kyac and so ill call it what i want :-)

We kayaked it too..... nicest way to see IMOH

jomahk...take it easy. I'm a teacher and certainly shuddered at the spelling, but my guess it that this is a case of someone enthusiastically answering, but with limited skills. Good on you get out....

Royce, jomahk, "get outmore' and others,

It's interesting that if you suggest a particular type or brand of battery is the 'right' one, or maybe that its useless to add 2-stroke oil to diesel, or even that Hiclones are the best thing you can put on your engine, then people believe its OK to jump all over you with disdain. However should you dare to point out that someone cannot spell 'their' or uses 'loose' instead of 'lose' or even 'kyac', or any other stupid basic spelling or grammar error then you are denounced, vilified and condemned as a Spelling Nazi. Correct any technical point, correct the precise location of a geographical feature but do not dare to suggest that someone is in error with spelling even the most basic words!

If the errors go without correction, will the transgressor ever learn?

I take my hat off to jomahk for his courage.
However, I must say that I was impressed with Get Outmore's response....."its my kyac and so ill call it what i want :-)" Gold!

Al... you didn't understand my post. I detest slack spelling.

Sometimes though people have a severe problem.... dyslexia. You can usually pick them as a teacher. [I may be wrong]

If they spellcheck.... they can't work out even from that, the correct spelling.

My point was that you have to be careful. It's like yelling at a deaf person to listen more carefully, or a blind person 'are you blind... watch out!"

A bit of tact doesn't hurt.

My pet hate is ect. !!!

No, no, no Royce, I really did understand your post and where you are coming from. I saw your shudder. My post and comments were not directed at you or what you had said. I included your name in my address because you and the others were part of the sub conversation. And I agree absolutely with your sentiments.

It was just that I have so often winced at the indifferent spelling appearing in our society and reflected on the reaction to criticism. Jomahk's and your expressions provided me with opportunity to comment on that.

I appreciate that dyslexia etc can be a problem but my observations are that so much of poor spelling is because persons have learned phonetically. The thing that really gets me though is that even when confronted with the correct spelling, 'their' for example they do not seem to say to themselves "hullo, what is that word?" and learn. Even worse is the deliberate debasement such as using '2' instead of 'to'. As I read and encounter '2', as a technical person I see a numerical quantity and it throws me off the subject with irritation.

Why then is tact appropriate here when it is not called for when a person makes what may be considered an 'error' in expression or opinion? There seems no hesitation in voiced correction then.

And what may I ask is wrong with using ect or "electroconvulsive therapy"?

But enough, I may be hijacking the thread. Although to start a fresh one may be moderated as being Off Topic.

I must admit with the internet and computers my spelling has got slack to the point I write a word - can see its not right and go ' oh well theyll know what i mean"

and as for grammer............

thx everyone.
that helps a lot.
happy travels. :)

I've done the boat thing twice - but the helicopter is fabulous. Touch pricey with kids though.