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    • Australie
      Day 459

      Katherine hot springs

      October 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C

      Encore un bon plan pour se rafraîchir. Dans Katherine une source à 32 degrés toute l'année, de l'eau transparente. Une jolie rivière à descendre le long d'un petit courant. Les gens nous conseillent pour les crocos, on est au courant rapidement si ils en voient et on demande...Read more

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    • TravelerPeter Creigh
      Day 30

      Hell of a week!

      May 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

      Having fun with the internet st the moment. Not sure what posts are going through.
      After 9 fantastic days witb John & Vicki Warden doing Katherine & The Gorge then onto Litchfield NP which was simply stinning. Did not disappoint in any way. Stayed just out of the park but apart from the mozzies everything was tops. Waterfalls, walks, swimming plenty to do.
      Also learnt alot about the bombing of Darwin in 1942 & the war effort in the north.
      We went our separate ways yesterday with John & Vicki going on to Darwin, Kim & I turning south today back to Katherine to prepare for the trip west to WA. Nice warm, 33 to 35 degrees & humid.
      The NT is simply stunning & so much more to see. Another trip is needed.      Read more

    • Traveler2021 Road Trip
      Day 16

      Katherine Hot Springs

      June 25, 2021 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

      After a day of touring the Gorge, we headed for a relaxing dip in the Katherine Hot Springs. These were located directly at the back of the Riverview Tourist Village we were staying at. Finished the day off listening to the tunes of the live music being played at camp.Read more

    • TravelerThe Long Road Home
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      Day 34

      Katherine

      July 30, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Short distance to drive today - a fraction over 100km. Bitter Springs was still closed this morning so it will have to wait until our return trip. We had a quick stop at Cutta Cutta caves, which are a series of limestone caves. We decided not to do the tour today.

      Katherine is the fourth largest town in the NT but it’s population is less than 10 000. There is a large defence base and a bit of a government department hub. Regan has always noticed the jobs available in Katherine which he used to tempt me with. After an extensive walk around the town in 36 degrees we weren’t quite so keen.

      Katherine is a tourist hotspot as people head into Kakadu and Lichfield from here. Our first stop was a caravan parts store as our plumbing challenges seem to have returned. The lady in the store was excellent and had everything we needed. We of course bought spares as we think we might need them 😂.

      Next stop was the tourist info centre to get some ideas and to book a boat trip up the Katherine Gorge. The tour we wanted was not available until Monday so we will need to stay an extra night. I hit the shops looking for some lighter clothes and thankfully the Vinnies provided what I needed, there wasn’t much of a choice otherwise.

      When we arrived at the camping ground I was able to book an extra night so no travelling for 4 nights - our longest stop so far. The camp is large and full. It has a swimming pool and it’s about 400m from another natural spring. We opted for the pool today and will do the springs tomorrow. I thought we were leaving the red dust behind but this site is the dustiest one yet. At least the showers are private. Regan shared both days showers with frogs while at Mataranka.

      We are still struggling with the heat but is is lovely to have dinner outside in shorts and singlets. Tomorrow is a bike ride along the river before the heat of the day, a trip to the thermal springs and night markets for dinner.      Read more

    • TravelerAround Oz 2023-24
      Day 56

      Katherine

      July 11, 2023 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Just pulled into Katherine. Great van parking area at the info center. Handy to shops.

      We just stopping to do a little shop and other odd jobs. Will be heading through to WA from here. About 3 days till will cross the boarder. Graham is hoping to watch the State of Origin at Victoria River road house.

      Been crazy busy with school holidays and the crossing at Fitzroy Crossing WA closed again. Thankfully it opened again yesterday so the flow of travelers will move.

      Trying to head to Lake Argyle to do the sunset cruise again...first one we can get on is Tuesday next week. So will take our time heading to the boarder. Plus will probably spend a couple of night at Kununurra WA at Hidden Valley.

      Looking forward to getting to WA. Hopefully the crowds will thin a bit 😊

      Fuel $199 Lt. - our 4cent woolies discount      Read more

    • TravelerThe Long Road Home
      Day 35

      Katherine Day2

      July 31, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      Our second day in Katherine greeted us with the same heat as yesterday. We can see why people flock here in the dry season as each day is the same weather. Hot and dry. An early start before the heat with a quick plumbing repair on the caravan then onto the bikes for a circuit along the river trail. Julie copped a puncture so a quick pump of the tyre then home fast to repair. By then the temperature was 31 so time to relax and read a book.

      We wandered down to Katherine Springs which is only about 400 metres from the camp and lazed in the warm water for an hour or so before heading into town for an iced coffee/chocolate. Sadly the only place open was Maccas but they had aircon and good cold drinks for us.
      We stopped into the bottle shop to top up on wine etc. In NT there are always police at the bottle shops checking IDs and today even asked us where we were staying. Then when we buy alcohol the sales guy also scans our drivers licence. There are definitely strict rules on alcohol sales up this way.

      We were told that there are evening markets tonight so we headed back into town for some food. The markets were quite small but we managed to have some food and sat and ate with about 50 flies annoying us. The bushflies are still here!
      Back to the caravan for some aircon to help cool us a bit.      Read more

    • TravelerThe Long Road Home
      Day 37

      Katherine Gorge

      August 2, 2021 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 29 °C

      Early start this morning as we had to check in for our boat trip at 8:30am at the Gorge which is 30 mins from the camp. As we walked down to the boat jetty we were hit with a very unusual smell. Looking up we could see thousands of bats in the trees. They were all settling down to sleep for the day so lots of noise and wing flapping. They are quite abusive to each other as they jostle for hanging room.

      Our trip covered the first 3 of the 13 gorges and was for 4 hours including a swim. There were close to 50 people in our group and we were given a bottle of water, muffin, a biscuit and an apple before we left. The tours are run by the local Jawoyn people who own the land and boats. Our skipper provided a running commentary about the people, their history, the gorge as well as the native flora and fauna. He was so knowledgeable and delivered it in a very interesting way.

      We cruised up the first gorge and then had to change boats for the second gorge. The walk in between was about 600m with a large number of rock paintings to look at on the way. The second gorge was half the width of the first gorge with the towering cliffs on either side. Again a boat change which was much shorter then into the third gorge. We sat at the front of the boat so had fabulous views.. This gorge was much shorter so only 15 mins to the end. It ended with some seriously large rocks blocking the entrance to the 4th gorge.

      We made our way back to the second gorge where we swam for about an hour. So good to be able to cool off in the water in the most amazing landscapes. The air temperature in the gorge was slightly cooler which gave us pleasant respite. We were back at the dock bang on 1pm. As we were arriving our guide told us that if we had visited last week we would have seen way more bats as 75% of them had already moved on.

      As it was a public holiday in the NT (Picnic Day) there was nothing open so it was a quiet afternoon at the camp with a late afternoon swim at the spring. Ready to move on tomorrow to Darwin which is only a little over 300km away. Temperature should drop a few degrees and humidity will increase.      Read more

    • TravelerGapYearLap

      Katherine

      April 2, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Travelling means being adaptable. From a planned fuel stop only in Katherine to four nights in an instant. That’s what happens when petrol is put in a diesel car. Ooops. A surprisingly frequent occurrence, everyone you talk to seem to know someone or has done it. Lets hope it doesn’t happen again on this trip.

      Katherine has thermal pools, Nitmiluk National Park with a fabulous gorge, limestone caves and waterfalls. Most of the attractions are waiting for the National Parks to undertake croc surveys sadly waterholes are closed for swimming. The caravan park had a great swimming pool. Caves closed due brown snakes.

      The highlight for us was a short hike around Edith Falls. Edith falls is a series of cascades with an upper and lower swimming hole. The upper was open.

      Also photo of nan and pop enjoying an evening stroll.      Read more

    • Mark & Valerie’s Aussie trip
      Day 26

      Katherine Sunday & Monday

      July 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

      Arrived, set up and checked out the information Centre, bad move as we just spend some $$ on a few tours while here.
      Refreshed our stocks and ready for what tomorrow will bring.
      Monday explored the Katherine hot springs, the water is so crystal clear.
      Took a 40 minute small plane flight over the Katherine gorge, 1760 and Edith falls, what a sight it was, even witnessed the jets taking in off.      Read more

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