THURSDAY 15TH – BACK TO THE BUSH

Well it seems very hard to believe given the weather that we have experienced so far that, a short time ago, we were holed up in the van because it was pouring rain outside.

After we received the news last night, we went out with the Ashes to enjoy our last meal with them at Rachel's Seafood, a very quaint but fun restaurant.

This morning, we collected our van, switched the fridge on, got a refund for most of our storage charges, dropped the Ashes at the airport, restocked the van including the cellar and headed south.

We are now at the Wangi Falls Campground in the Litchfield National Park and it has wifi!!, apparently installed by the NT Tourism Commission. There is no phone signal but we can communicate with the world.

I have been for two swims in the waterhole at the foot of the falls and experimented with some reflections photography which I can't show you because the internet is too slow. After the rain stopped, I had the place to myself.

We are proposing to stay here for two nights and explore the area tomorrow. We are then heading to the Flora Nature Park somewhere west of Katherine. It comes highly recommended. I am confident there won't be any communication there.

So much for a West Papua cruise, whale sharks and fabulous snorkelling.