Darwin & Lytchfield National Park

Ferry Ride over to Mandorah

Ocean to Ocean Melbourne to Darwin the bottom of Australia to the top of Australia, just on 6000 klms.
We arrived in Darwin which was very difficult to get booked into due to School Holidays, so we had to book one week ahead staying for 5 nights, staying at a nice caravan park but we have all been attacked by mossies or midgies, (little blighters). Brenda has been affected the worst  with some turning into blisters, poor thing.
Darwin hasn't a very big city centre as such, but is spread out into the suburbs and industrial areas.

Beer Can Regatta at Mindi Beach Darwin

We visited the Militery museum which is all about the bombing of Darwin during WW11 which had been badly damaged by Japanese planes dropping bombs on it. There were American and Australian ships in the harbour at the time that sustained very heavy damage.
We also visited the old Fanny Bay goal it is now a museum, nothing much to see, so then it was onto Fishermans Wharf, also in the same area was a Big Wave pool which was being well used by lots of children.
Another day we took a Ferry from Cullen Bay over to a place called Mandorah where there was a Hotel with beautiful gardens and outdoor sitting area which looked over the beach to the sea...  Cullun Bay has a marina and looks an up market place to live.  

Awaiting the tide to come in... so the Darwin Regatta Race can commence. The beach was crowded with spectators and lots of 'Boats' all shapes and sizes.

Jim & David swimming in thermal pool

Berry Springs is 40 klms from Darwin where there are 3 thermal pools a waterfall cascades down into the first one...David & Jim enjoyed it.

Beautiful Wanga Falls & swimming hole

 Litchfield National Park is our next stop we have 2 nights here. The caravan park is called Litchfield Safari Park!  It does have quite a lot of Safari style 'tent' accommodation...and they were full the nights we were there...Brenda & I asked the cleaning girls to let us have a look inside one...not bad has it's own ensuite Q size bed etc just like a Motel room.Today we went to Wanga Falls and enjoyed a swim in the big pool at the bottom of the waterfalls, they are  spectacular and being a hot day it was great to 'cool' off. 

On our final day here we went to 'more' waterfalls and Cascades The view from the platform over looking the Florence Falls is really something then from there we climbed down 135 steps to the bottom and had to clamber over rocks to get to the pool area...but it was worth it and last but not least the Tonkin Falls again really beautiful to see.