DAY MINUS 13, 12 AND 11 – EL QUESTRO

This is the waterhole beside our camp site at El Questro. While a croc has been sighted in a nearby river, we were assured that it is safe to swim here and none appeared while I was in the water!

Sorry you haven’t heard from us for several days but we finally found somewhere where Telstra hasn’t yet installed mobile phone reception. El Questro and Lady Elliot Island must be two of very few places which Telstra hasn’t yet infiltrated. No wonder Telstra shares are doing so well.

There was supposedly wi fi available at the Station bar but it wasn’t working so this is being posted from Katherine where we now are. I’m told that it’s Tuesday.

We celebrated our anniversary by going out to dinner for the first time since we left home and by shouting ourselves a helicopter flight.

We were proposing to go north to Jim Jim Falls in Kakadu tomorrow but we are told that the roads were damaged in an Easter storm event and won’t be reopened for another month so we will have to revert to plan B, yet to be determined.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story.

Emma Gorge. Our favourite place. Beautiful cool crystal clear water.

This snake wanted to share a rock I was about to step on. Needless to say, I let him have it to himself. 

Crossing the Pentecost River on the road into the camping area. At least the wheels were clean for a short time.

Chamberlain Gorge where the fish have a great trick. They spit water at your hand to dislodge fish food you hold out for them.