Katherine National Park
Katherine National Park
Katherine National Park
Daly Waters Pub
Water on the Road...Lots of it!!
What Alcohol Restrictions....NOT FOR US!!!
John Flynn Memorial
Peacocks in Elliots just wandering the street
Rise and shine poppet.......the body clock says WAKE THE HELL UP!!!!.....and its only 730am again.....holidays yeah right there seems to be more work going on here than what’s expected at our respective jobs...... we trudge off in the mud to the showers hoping on a wing and a prayer that there will be hot water available...... to our delight the facilities seem to be in working order.....we’re off to a good start. After our late night dinner the night before brekkie is off the cards at this point.....
So we get everything together, pack the campervan and head off into the sunrise.....short stop to get petrol and were off and racing......well 2km down the road at least until the oil light comes on, after a 5 point turn to get Penelope the beast on the other side of the road we head off to the servo again, this time we go to the one next door as the service we got previously left a little to be desired.... we’re off to get some oil, some wonderful oil for the car........
Oil, milk, fruitbox and chips later we are out the front trying to get the cap off, Mel gets a bit shitty at the fact she can’t get the lid off, watch out inner 2 year old she could have given you a run for your money.........Super Loz steps in and says here let me try......unfortunately to no prevail, she then accosts a local man for a bit of assistance.......
Loz: can you please help us out we need to get some oil in the car and we can’t get the lid off,
Man: Why?
Loz: because we can’t get the lid off and we need to put oil in the car
Man: Why???? Did you check the dip stick
Mel: DAHHHHHHH!!!!!! How do you think we know we need it (in my head of course!!!! We need assistance)
Loz: Yes we checked it but we can’t get the lid off
Man: Why?????
Loz: Because we are girls and we are weak and have no muscles
Man: (Takes off the cap) well that wasn’t so hard
Mel: Because we loosened it
Loz and Mel: Thanks for your help
Loz then put the oil in the car the man walks out of the shop and says make sure to double dip the dipstick...... meanwhile we had already dipped it a fair few times......
Then were off............well we get to the road and Loz is like SHIT where’s the sunglasses, so we do a U turn and head back, only to discover I had been sitting on them double DER!!!
Then third time lucky we are off, Loz gets stuck into her chips and fruitbox i get stuck into my Nippy’s Strawberry Milk, nothing like the taste of home......that is until you get to the end of the carton and there is curdled milk sitting there in nice clumps ready for the guzzling........after a few tummy flips and an offer of BBQ chips I opt for some Ritz, I became an attractive shade of green, rather like the men at Wycliffe Wells.........
Then it’s up the red tainted highway for us again......this time with a slight twist.......brown water over the road, and bridges that had so much water underneath them even the troll in Billy Goats gruff, would have picked up his shit and relocated to a more hospitable climate for eating Billy Goats....although there were plenty of cows and horses that would have tied him over.
Today was the day of wild life the afore mentioned cows and horses, plus kangaroos, lizards, a snake, 5 billion dragonflies, bats, dogs, more dogs, peacocks and hawks.......who needs animal planet?
After an attempted fuel stop at Elliot where we saw peacocks............and discovered there was no fuel here or for 160km we headed down the road to Daly Waters and boy was there some water.... after a fuel pick up and more supplies of Coca-Cola, we head down the turn off to the Daly Waters Pub, however the road and river had different ideas............. the water level in the river at the road crossing was 1.2 metres.....hence Penelope would have floated away down river, maybe a quicker option to get to Darwin, but a death roll by a crocodile is not really an option at this late stage in the game.......after some fantastic rally car worthy driving and co-piloting we are on the other side of the river and heading down the road to the pub, not only do we have commercial tyre trees for GM, we have also started a thong tree for Haviannas, and boy is it flourishing, after a quick stretch of the legs it is off to the track well trodden, the Stuart Highway again, and more skilful driving and manoeuvring with all the water that has covered the road....we encountered all weather conditions today, sunshine, overcast, drizzle, pissing down, high winds, flooding and humidity....... of them all i think it is the 97% humidity we are struggling with.......
After safely arriving in Katherine we decide today would be the best opportunity to get out and see the Katherine National Park............Loz may disagree though after I talked her into a leisurely stroll around the park.......well it was about 3km and had a 90 degree angle on the way up.......but we handled it like troopers and got to see the Katherine River which is completely swollen, we got to see alot of flora and fauna and besides a small rest at the top of the vertical challenge we were cruising at a leisurely pace........who needs to go to the white house when you can come here...... We manage to get to the lookout, the one and only lookout they actually have at the top of the mountain to discover a young lady had passed out................... luckily my nursing skills weren’t required, due to the heat the poor thing had fainted which was bad for her but also for us..... as we thought it may be a bit rude and insensitive to climb over her to get to the lookout. So after making sure everyone was ok on the lookout we start our descent into oblivion..... we thought going up was bad, but at least there was a hand rail which we hung onto for dear life as the angle was 45 degrees on the way down and a stair case had been made out of rocks that were already on the side of the mountain....luckily the RFDS didn’t need to be called and we should of had our spoon full of sugar this morning then we could have slid down the hand rail like Mary Poppins.......
It is also safe to say that the 4X4 havi’s have made another trek, the sturdy walking shoes of the true blues, who needs hiking boots when you can have air-conditioning as well.
After getting back on flat ground we make a dash for the facilities once again, to our amazement they are flushing toilets.......oh the joy of a clean toilet where you are not afraid that flies are going to come up from the toilet and take up residence on your butt.....
Then it’s off to Woolies, were they have employed a new scheme of employing the wildlife we had a great cockatoo serve us, with all her skwaking and what not!!!! After a few awkward moments fresh bread was purchased and we could begin the journey home......to a powered site at the All Seasons Resort............this joint is pretty classy, they even have a key to get into their toilets. High class accommodation all the way for these two chicks. We were also lucky enough to get some net access at the measly asking price of $20 for 90 mins for you reading pleasure.....
So it’s getting late and we have important places to go......................BED!!
Looking forward to arriving at Darwin and sleeping in a bed........ A real bed and going to the pub for a drink and a jig...............
Horoo
So we get everything together, pack the campervan and head off into the sunrise.....short stop to get petrol and were off and racing......well 2km down the road at least until the oil light comes on, after a 5 point turn to get Penelope the beast on the other side of the road we head off to the servo again, this time we go to the one next door as the service we got previously left a little to be desired.... we’re off to get some oil, some wonderful oil for the car........
Oil, milk, fruitbox and chips later we are out the front trying to get the cap off, Mel gets a bit shitty at the fact she can’t get the lid off, watch out inner 2 year old she could have given you a run for your money.........Super Loz steps in and says here let me try......unfortunately to no prevail, she then accosts a local man for a bit of assistance.......
Loz: can you please help us out we need to get some oil in the car and we can’t get the lid off,
Man: Why?
Loz: because we can’t get the lid off and we need to put oil in the car
Man: Why???? Did you check the dip stick
Mel: DAHHHHHHH!!!!!! How do you think we know we need it (in my head of course!!!! We need assistance)
Loz: Yes we checked it but we can’t get the lid off
Man: Why?????
Loz: Because we are girls and we are weak and have no muscles
Man: (Takes off the cap) well that wasn’t so hard
Mel: Because we loosened it
Loz and Mel: Thanks for your help
Loz then put the oil in the car the man walks out of the shop and says make sure to double dip the dipstick...... meanwhile we had already dipped it a fair few times......
Then were off............well we get to the road and Loz is like SHIT where’s the sunglasses, so we do a U turn and head back, only to discover I had been sitting on them double DER!!!
Then third time lucky we are off, Loz gets stuck into her chips and fruitbox i get stuck into my Nippy’s Strawberry Milk, nothing like the taste of home......that is until you get to the end of the carton and there is curdled milk sitting there in nice clumps ready for the guzzling........after a few tummy flips and an offer of BBQ chips I opt for some Ritz, I became an attractive shade of green, rather like the men at Wycliffe Wells.........
Then it’s up the red tainted highway for us again......this time with a slight twist.......brown water over the road, and bridges that had so much water underneath them even the troll in Billy Goats gruff, would have picked up his shit and relocated to a more hospitable climate for eating Billy Goats....although there were plenty of cows and horses that would have tied him over.
Today was the day of wild life the afore mentioned cows and horses, plus kangaroos, lizards, a snake, 5 billion dragonflies, bats, dogs, more dogs, peacocks and hawks.......who needs animal planet?
After an attempted fuel stop at Elliot where we saw peacocks............and discovered there was no fuel here or for 160km we headed down the road to Daly Waters and boy was there some water.... after a fuel pick up and more supplies of Coca-Cola, we head down the turn off to the Daly Waters Pub, however the road and river had different ideas............. the water level in the river at the road crossing was 1.2 metres.....hence Penelope would have floated away down river, maybe a quicker option to get to Darwin, but a death roll by a crocodile is not really an option at this late stage in the game.......after some fantastic rally car worthy driving and co-piloting we are on the other side of the river and heading down the road to the pub, not only do we have commercial tyre trees for GM, we have also started a thong tree for Haviannas, and boy is it flourishing, after a quick stretch of the legs it is off to the track well trodden, the Stuart Highway again, and more skilful driving and manoeuvring with all the water that has covered the road....we encountered all weather conditions today, sunshine, overcast, drizzle, pissing down, high winds, flooding and humidity....... of them all i think it is the 97% humidity we are struggling with.......
After safely arriving in Katherine we decide today would be the best opportunity to get out and see the Katherine National Park............Loz may disagree though after I talked her into a leisurely stroll around the park.......well it was about 3km and had a 90 degree angle on the way up.......but we handled it like troopers and got to see the Katherine River which is completely swollen, we got to see alot of flora and fauna and besides a small rest at the top of the vertical challenge we were cruising at a leisurely pace........who needs to go to the white house when you can come here...... We manage to get to the lookout, the one and only lookout they actually have at the top of the mountain to discover a young lady had passed out................... luckily my nursing skills weren’t required, due to the heat the poor thing had fainted which was bad for her but also for us..... as we thought it may be a bit rude and insensitive to climb over her to get to the lookout. So after making sure everyone was ok on the lookout we start our descent into oblivion..... we thought going up was bad, but at least there was a hand rail which we hung onto for dear life as the angle was 45 degrees on the way down and a stair case had been made out of rocks that were already on the side of the mountain....luckily the RFDS didn’t need to be called and we should of had our spoon full of sugar this morning then we could have slid down the hand rail like Mary Poppins.......
It is also safe to say that the 4X4 havi’s have made another trek, the sturdy walking shoes of the true blues, who needs hiking boots when you can have air-conditioning as well.
After getting back on flat ground we make a dash for the facilities once again, to our amazement they are flushing toilets.......oh the joy of a clean toilet where you are not afraid that flies are going to come up from the toilet and take up residence on your butt.....
Then it’s off to Woolies, were they have employed a new scheme of employing the wildlife we had a great cockatoo serve us, with all her skwaking and what not!!!! After a few awkward moments fresh bread was purchased and we could begin the journey home......to a powered site at the All Seasons Resort............this joint is pretty classy, they even have a key to get into their toilets. High class accommodation all the way for these two chicks. We were also lucky enough to get some net access at the measly asking price of $20 for 90 mins for you reading pleasure.....
So it’s getting late and we have important places to go......................BED!!
Looking forward to arriving at Darwin and sleeping in a bed........ A real bed and going to the pub for a drink and a jig...............
Horoo
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