Week 4
Day 22 – Today was really hot, so we spent most of the day in the pool. We went to Katherine Gorge but there was a salt water croc where we were going to swim, so we swam in the pool at the caravan park instead. We also met up with Rachel and Ryan the friends we meet at Yulara and also at Kings Canyon. We played together in a tree for a little while and then spent the rest of the daylight in the pool. Then we went home, had dinner and then met up again after dinner and made lots of things out of paper. Even though ut was really hot we felt like we were really living the dream.
Day 23 – Today we went to the Katherine School of the Air, which I thought it wasn’t as good as the Alice Springs School of the Air, but it was still interesting. Then we went for a swim near a waterfall called Edith Falls, but first we had to do a 1 hour walk to the falls. When we got to the falls we were all really hot so we got changed into our bathers and wet for a swim. The water was a little bit cold but once I got in I was fine. We swam near the bottom of the first part of the waterfall and Dad and Tav tried to swim under it, but it didn’t work. When we had finished swimming we had lunch and dried off and then walked nack to the car, which took about half an hour so we were all pretty tired, hot and sweaty but that’s living the dream.
Day 24 – Today we travelled from Katherine to Kakadu which took 2 hours in the car. We left Katherine at about 9am but we had to stop and get the tire changed before we went to Kakadu. After an hour of fluffing around we finally headed off to Kakadu. When we arrived at Kakadu, Mary River Roadhouse, we set up the van then headed off to a set of small pools which we had to walk up a steep track to get to, but it was worth it because when we got to the top we got to swim and cool off. The walk down was really easy and not as hard as the way up. When we got back to the caravan we had a shower because we were all really dirty and then we had a BBQ dinner. In summary today when we woke up it was raining and the walk was really steep, but that’s living the dream.
Day 25 (Cooinda Lodge) – Today we went to two of Australia’s biggest and best waterfalls, Twinfalls and Jim Jim falls. Today it was really hot so we had to get going early because the drive took so long, it was hot before we arrived, When we finally got to Twin Falls we bought a boat ticket and went for a short walk and got on a boat shuttle to the falls. When we got off the boat shuffle we rock hopped around and on top of lots of rocks which was really tiring but once we got to the falls it was all worth it. We took some weird photos and had a bit to eat and paced back along on the rocks and called the boat shuttle on the radio. When we got off the boat and walked back to the car we didn’t go as we still had to explore Jim Jim falls. The walk to Jim Jim falls was really rocky so we had to rock hop the whole way, the worse bit was the end of the walk. When we got to the base of the Jim Jim falls we went for a swim but the water was so cold, I couldn’t get in, but when I was getting out I tripped so I kind of got in. The walk back wasn’t as hard but it was really really hot but that’s living the dream.
Day 26 (Cooinda Lodge)– Today we got up really early and went on the Yellow Water sunrise cruise. We had to catch a bus at 6.25am, so it was a really early start and Dad and I thought we were going to miss the bus but we made it. When we got off the bus we walked to the boat and got on. The boats were quite small and we were lucky to get seats next to each other. We saw lot of birds including Jabiru’s and lots of ducks plus many more. We also saw 9 saltwater crocodiles including one of the biggest in the park which was 4 meters long. After the cruise we caught the bus back to the caravan park and then we had breakfast and then we went to the cultural centre which was a bit like the one at Uluru. At the cultural centre we went to a weaving demo and we tried to weave but it didn’t work so the lady made a necklace for me. We drove back to the van and Rachel and Ryan were waiting for us, so we played with them and had lunch together ad then they went for the sunset cruise. When they had finished the cruise, we played together some more. Today we really felt like we were living the dream.
Day 27 (Ubirr-merl campground) – Today we saw some aboriginal artwork which was about 1,000 years old. We also walked up to a lookout where we saw a fantastic view of Kakadu. We stopped for lunch in Jabiru and then headed for Ubirr. Ubirr is just another part of Kakadu. When we arrived in Ubirr we set up the van and then saw Rachel and her Mum going to have a shower, so Tav and I went with them. After we had a shower Tav and I ran off with Rachel. After dinner we went croc spotting, if you saw red eyes in the water it was a croc. Than we went back to Rachel and Ryan’s caravan and watched Alice In Wonderland, that’s living the dream. (Elia – A very sad day for the family as Dad’s battle with cancer came to an end with Dad passing away peacefully surrounded by Mum, Ingrid and myself).
Day 28 – Today we left Kakadu and moved onto Darwin. When we arrived in Darwin we went straight to the caravan park and when we got out of the car we found it was so much warmer than Kakadu. We explored the caravan park and as soon as we found the pool we quickly got changed and jumped in. WE swam in the pool until it was time to go to the Mindil markets. The Mindil markets are the Sunday evening markets in Darwin. At the market we had dinner whilst watching the sunset over the ocean. After dinner we had a look around the market, we watched some flame throwing and then bought some friendship bracelets. To cool down we got a snow cone and that’s living the dream.
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