Katherine

Well we have completed our stay in Katherine.  We saw most of the main attractions in and around town.  We spent our first morning at the Katherine Hot Springs.  They were nice and warm to swim in but considering they only opened a few days before we went they didn't look anything like the crystal clear springs on the postcards!!!! They flood each year in the wet season and remain underwater for 3-4months so there was still a lot of silt in the water and mud - which Haydan loved.  That afternoon we went down to the train station to see the Ghan arrive.  That train is HUGE!!!  The kids were very impressed and loved waving to all the passengers.  The next day we went out to the Cutta Cutta Caves which are made of Limestone.  We learnt about stalactites and stalagmites and Haydan had fun looking for bats and snakes as we went through the cave.  Thankfully we didn't see either.  We went and visited Katherine School of the Air and sat in on a lesson that was being conducted via satellite across NT.  It was very interesting to see how remote kids learn and how far technology has come.  The high light of our stay in Katherine would have to be the Breakfast Cruise we did through Katherine Gorge.  There was more food than we could possibly eat as we cruised through the first Gorge.  Then you changed boats to go through the next Gorge and Haydan was very disappointed to leave the food behind.  After the cruise we did a walk to the lookout at the top to see where we had spent the morning.  On our last morning we went to the Katherine Markets where Haydan was again disappointed as we were unable to find him any doughnuts!!!! 

That wraps up our week in Katherine.  We are now on our way to Edith Falls, Litchfield National Park and Berry Springs before we hit Darwin.

Morning Mist Rising over Katherine Gorge

 

 

Breakfast is served!!!!

Katherine Gorge

Looking at Katherine Gorge from above