Onward to Litchfield

Well the heat is still slowing us a bit. 36 degrees for most of the day is quite draining. We left Jabiru by 8.30am and the sun was behind us for a change. Just under 300km to drive so we shared the task today. Drove with few stops to the Lichfield National Park and set up camp in a lovely shaded site. Someone had amazing forethought to plant palms and other trees around each camp-site to create a giant canopy.

After a break we headed up to Florence Falls which is a very shaded swimming hole that we visited 4 years ago. Being down in the valley under a lot of trees was the best. There were quite a few people there also hiding from the intense sun. Even in the wet season the waterfalls run. After an hour or so just lazing in the water with fish nibbling now and again we walked back via the shady track and were almost dry by the time we got to the ute.

Back to the camp for a leisurely drink and dinner with little respite from the heat. Lucky that the camp pool doesn't close so after dinner we had another quick dip.Read more