Katherine N.T

Today we drove into Katherine Gorge, we have booked in to do the 3 gorge river cruise tomorrow, so

Heading up into Kathrine Gorge. (60 Passengers on board)

today we did  a hike up to the top of a gorge (1klm) there are look-out areas on the way up and the views looking down over the river are great. It was another 3 klms treck along the top then back down to the carpark, we expected more scenery along the top but there wasn't any...but it was good excersize!!
The caravan park has a swimming pool so we all headed off there for a cool off... the water was sooo cold you would think they had topped it up with Ice blocks!  but it was enjoyed by all temp. in the 30s.There is also Hot Springs near by so we headed there to try it out. Lots of people think the minerals are good for your joints (aches and pains) so it was busy.

View of No. 2 Gorge

Some great rock formations

Off early this morning to do our 3 Gorge Dam cruise, we thought is best to book on the 9am one as it is a 4 hour cruise, so we should be back before it gets too hot.

A little fresh water crocadile (Timid)

The cruise was terrific some fabulous views and our driver/tourist guide was really good, perhaps that was because he is Aboriginal and he has been doing these tours for 17 years.  He showed us some Rock paintings that date back thousands of years. In a big wet season the Gorge can fill to 2/3rds of its capacity, if the Gorge didn't retain this amount of water the township would be flooded. It did happen in 1998 you could see the water marks on the canyon wall.   He took us to a waterfall which we walked into and there was a waterhole so some of the people went in for a swim.

Four Grey Nomads at Kathrine Gorge

A most enjoyable day

All out for lunch and a swim in the rock pool under waterfall

Aboriginal Boat Driver & tourist Guide